Overpressure in the Cenozoic of Western Qaidam Basin: Distribution, generation and effect on oil-gas migration

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 376-389

  Guo, Zeqing ^a   Liu, Weihong ^a   Zhong, Jianhua ^b   Yang, Heshan ^b   Rao, Mengyu ^b   Xiao, Hongping ^a  

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

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Aquathermal pressuring; Disequilibrium compaction; Oil gas migration; Overpressure; Tectonic stress; The western Qaidam Basin

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OVERPRESSURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QAIDAM BASIN; QINGHAI;

EID: 28944448256     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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