Geochemical characteristics of tertiary saline lacustrine oils in the Qaidam Basin

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 475-485

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

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbon; Biomarkers; Carbon isotopes; Saline lacustrine oils; The Qaidam Basin

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SOURCE ROCK; TERTIARY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QAIDAM BASIN; QINGHAI; WORLD;

EID: 12444327231     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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