Fault linkage patterns and their control on the formation of the petroleum systems of the Erlian Basin, Eastern China

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1213-1224

  Dou, Lirong ^a   Chang, Liang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Huabei Petroleum Admin Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Erlian basin; Extensional tectonics; Fault propagation; Petroleum system

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

BOUNDARY FAULTS; PETROLEUM SYSTEM;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; FAULT GEOMETRY; GRABEN; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RIFT ZONE; TRAP (GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE);

ASIA; CHINA; ERLIAN BASIN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 1142269804     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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