Differential retardation of organic matter maturation by overpressure

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 783-793

  Hao, Fang ^a,b   Jiang, Jianqun ^a   Zou, Huayao ^a   Fang, Yong ^a   Zeng, Zhiping ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Differential retardation; Hydrocarbon generation; Organic matter maturation; Overpressure

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATCHMENTS; EARTH SCIENCES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCKS;

DIFFERENTIAL RETARDATION; KEROGENS; ORGANIC MATTER (OM); THERMAL EVOLUTION;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC MATTER; OVERPRESSURE;

EID: 22544445269     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd0331     Document Type: Article

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