Overpressure and its generation in south edge of the Junggar Basin

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 234-244

  Li, Tiejun ^a  

^a CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Overpressure; Rapid sedimentary; Tectonic stress; The south edge of the Junggar Basin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OVERPRESSURE; SEALING; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TECTONICS;

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

EID: 4143137434     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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