Volcanic rocks as prolific gas reservoir: A case study from the Qingshen gas field in the Songliao Basin, NE China

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 416-432

  Feng, Zhi qiang ^a  

^a DAQING OILFIELD CO LTD   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; China; Natural gas; Songliao Basin; Volcanic gas reservoir

Indexed keywords

CAPROCKS; MUDSTONES;

COAL; DEFORMATION; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL GAS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; STRATIGRAPHY;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CAP ROCK; CONGLOMERATE; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; GAS FIELD; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; MUDSTONE; NATURAL GAS; POROSITY; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SONGLIAO BASIN;

EID: 44649133173     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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