Controls of oil family distribution and composition in nonmarine petroleum systems: A case study from the Turpan-Hami basin, northwestern China

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-481

  Greene, Todd J ^a   Zinniker, David ^a   Moldowan, J Michael ^a   Cheng, Keming ^b   Su, Aiguo ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; PETROLEUM REFINING; ROCKS; SEDIMENTATION;

OIL FAMILY DISTRIBUTION; PETROLIFEROUS BASINS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BIOMARKER; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INTERMONTANE BASIN; SOURCE ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HAMI BASIN; TURPAN BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 2142702912     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10270303015     Document Type: Article

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