On the geobiological evaluation of hydrocarbon source rocks

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-398

  Shucheng, Xie ^a   Yin, Hongfu ^a   Xie, Xinong ^a   Qin, Jianzhong ^b   Hu, Chaoyong ^a   Yan, Jiaxin ^a   Huang, Junhua ^a   Zhou, Lian ^a   Yang, Xianghua ^a   Wang, Yongbiao ^a   Xu, Sihuang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Evaluation system; Geobiofacies; Geobiology; Marine source rock; Organic burial capacity; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; FACIES ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY;

EID: 36448936438     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-007-0041-2     Document Type: Article

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