Geochemical characteristics and origin of natural gas in Tarim Basin, China

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 591-606

  Jianfa, Chen ^a   Yongchang, Xu ^a   Difan, Huang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALEOZOIC MARINE SOURCE ROCKS; TARIM BASIN;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

NATURAL GAS;

GAS FIELD; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; NATURAL GAS; SOURCE ROCK;

CHINA;

EID: 0343090394     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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