Overpressuring mechanisms in the Yinggehai Basin, South China Sea

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 629-645

  Luo, Xiaorong ^a   Dong, Weiliang ^b   Yang, Jihai ^b   Yang, Wan ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b China Offshore Oil Nanhai West Corp   (China)

^c WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEALS; SEDIMENTS;

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS;

GEOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; BASIN FILL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OVERPRESSURE; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

SOUTH CHINA SEA; YINGGEHAI BASIN;

EID: 0038419641     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10170201045     Document Type: Article

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