Geological evolution, regional perspectives and hydrocarbon potential of the northwest Phu Khanh Basin, offshore Central Vietnam

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-24

  Fyhn, Michael B W ^a   Nielsen, Lars H ^b   Boldreel, Lars O ^a   Thang, Le D ^c   Bojesen Koefoed, Jørgen ^b   Petersen, Henrik I ^b   Huyen, Nguyen T ^c   Duc, Nguyen A ^c   Dau, Nguyen T ^c   Mathiesen, Anders ^b   Reid, Ian ^a   Huong, Dang T ^c   Tuan, Hoang A ^c   Hien, Le V ^c   Nytoft, Hans P ^b   Abatzis, Ioannis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^c Vietnam Petroleum Institute   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Basin analysis; Extrusion tectonics; Hydrocarbon assessment; Phu Khanh Basin; Seismic facies analysis; South China Sea; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; EXTRUSION TECTONICS; PHU KHANH BASIN; SEISMIC FACIES ANALYSIS; SOUTH CHINA SEA; VIETNAM;

HYDROCARBONS; LANDFORMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; REEFS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONICS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

FACIES ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OIL SEEP; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RIFTING; SEISMIC DATA; SOURCE ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 57049149707     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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