Overpressure development and hydrofracturing in the Yinggehai Basin, South China Sea

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 437-454

  Xie, Xinong ^a   Li, Sitian ^a   Dong, Weiliang ^b   Zhang, Qiming ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b China Offshore Oil Nanhai W Corp   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCK PRESSURE; SHALE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

HYDROFRACTURING; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

GAS TRANSPORT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OVERPRESSURE;

SOUTH CHINA SEA; YINGGEHAI BASIN;

EID: 0342545917     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1999.tb00478.x     Document Type: Article

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