Organic geochemistry of oil and source rock strata of the Ordos Basin north-central China

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1273-1293

  Hanson, Andrew D ^a   Ritts, Bradley D ^b   Moldowan, J Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PYROLYSIS; ROCKS;

OXICITY; THERMAL MATURITY; VITRINITE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

GEOCHEMISTRY; JURASSIC; OIL; OIL WELL; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRIASSIC; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 35148851528     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05040704131     Document Type: Article

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