Allogenic overpressuring associated with faulting and geological consequences

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 641-648

  Luo, Xiaorong ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Allogenic overpressuring; Hydrocarbon accumulation; Opening fault; Pressuring mechanism; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OVERPRESSURE;

EID: 12744271912     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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