Geological structures for forming gas hydrate reservoir in the huge deepwater gas field of the northern South China Sea

Shiyou Xuebao/Acta Petrolei Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 324-328

  Wu, Shiguo ^a,b   Yao, Genshun ^b,c   Dong, Dongdong ^b,d   Zhang, Guangxue ^e   Wang, Xiujuan ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c Exploration and Development Research Institute   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^e CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

Fault break; Gas hydrate; Gas hydrate reservoir model; Passive continental margin; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; SUBMARINES; TECTONICS;

ACTIVE FAULTS; DIAPIRE STRUCTURE; FAULT BREAK; GAS HYDRATE RESERVOIR MODEL; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; PASSIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PLATE ACTIVITY; SHALLOW BIOGENETIC GAS; SLUMP DEPOSITS; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUBMARINE FAN; TECTONIC DISCHARGE; THERMOGENIC GAS;

NATURAL GAS FIELDS;

EID: 45449099973     PISSN: 02532697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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