Kinetics of hydrocarbon gas generation from marine kerogen and oil: Implications for the origin of natural gases in the hetianhe gasfield, Tarim Basin, NW China

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-356

  Wang, Yunpeng ^a   Wang, Zhaoyun ^b   Zhao, Changyi ^b   Wang, Hongjun ^b   Liu, Jinzhong ^a   Lu, Jialan ^a   Liu, Dehan ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Gas generation; Hetianhe gasfield; Kinetics; Marine kerogen; Marine oil; Oil cracking; Tarim Basin

Indexed keywords

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRUDE PETROLEUM; KEROGEN; KINETIC PARAMETERS; NATURAL GAS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

GAS ACCUMULATION; OIL TRAPPING; SOURCE ROCK;

HYDROCARBONS;

GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; KEROGEN; KINETICS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PYROLYSIS; SOURCE ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 34948819237     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2007.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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