Geochemical characteristics and source rock age identification of crude oils in the Qaidam basin, northwest China

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 272-279

  Zhu, Yangming ^a,b   Su, Aiguo ^b   Liang, Digang ^b   Cheng, Keming ^b   Peng, Dehua ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^c Qinghai Petroleum Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Age specific biomarker; Crude oil; Freshwater lacustrine swamp facies; Light hydrocarbon; Oil origin; Qaidam basin; Saline lacustrine facies; Source rock

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; CRUDE OIL; GEOCHEMISTRY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; SOURCE ROCK;

CHINA; QAIDAM BASIN;

EID: 0042822149     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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