Origin of an unusual heavy oil from the Baiyinchagan depression, Erlian basin, northern China

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-12

  Huang, Haiping ^a,b   Jin, Guangxi ^a,c   Lin, Changsong ^a   Zheng, Yabin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ZHONGYUAN OILFIELD BRANCH COMPANY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Erlian basin; Heavy oil; Water washing

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION; EVAPORATION; GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALIPHATIC COMPONENTS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SOURCE ROCK;

CHINA; ERLIAN BASIN;

EID: 0041625975     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(03)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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