Hierarchies of overpressure retardation of organic matter maturation: Case studies from petroleum basins in China

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1467-1498

  Hao, Fang ^a,b   Zou, Huayao ^a   Gong, Zaisheng ^c   Yang, Shigang ^b   Zeng, Zhiping ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; KEROGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WELL PRESSURE;

ORGANIC MATTER MATURATION; RETARDATION EFFECTS; THERMAL CRACKING;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CRACKING; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; KEROGEN; MATURATION; ORGANIC MATTER; OVERPRESSURE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; QIONGDONGNAN BASIN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; YINGGEHAI BASIN;

EID: 35748945428     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05210705161     Document Type: Article

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