Geology and formation mechanism of late Quaternary shallow biogenic gas reservoirs in the Hangzhou Bay area, eastern China

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 613-625

  Lin, C M ^a   Gu, L X ^a   Li, G Y ^a   Zhao, Y Y ^a   Jiang, W S ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Oilfield Company of PetroChina   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLAY; DRILLING; FLOODS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SEDIMENTS;

BIOGENIC GAS RESERVOIRS; FLOOD-PLAIN FACIES; GLACIAL MAXIMUM; SUBLITTORAL-MARINE BAY SEDIMENTS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; QUATERNARY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HANGZHOU BAY; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 2342453307     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/01070403038     Document Type: Article

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