Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay Basin. Part 2: Evidence for significant contribution of mature source rocks to "immature oils" in the Bamianhe field

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 931-950

  Pang, Xiongqi ^a   Li, Maowen ^a,b   Li, Sumei ^a,b   Jin, Zhijun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ROCKS; WATER;

WATER COLUMNS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

HYDROCARBON GENERATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY;

BOHAI BAY; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 0038642764     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(03)00032-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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