Numerical modeling of secondary migration and its applications to Chang-6 Member of Yanchang Formation (Upper Triassic), Longdong area, Ordos Basin, China

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 91-102

  Luo, XiaoRong ^a   Yu, Jian ^a   Zhang, LiuPing ^a   Yang, Yang ^b   Chen, RuiYin ^a   Chen, ZhanKun ^a   Zhou, Bo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED   (China)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Hydrocarbon migration; Migration carrier; Migration pathway; Numerical model; Percolation theory

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS);

HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; MIGRATION CARRIER; MIGRATION PATHWAY;

HYDROCARBONS;

ACCUMULATION; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRIASSIC;

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

EID: 38149018538     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-6019-9     Document Type: Article

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