Biomarker 17α(H)-diahopane: A geochemical tool to study the petroleum system of a Tertiary lacustrine basin, Northern South China Sea

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 172-183

  Li, Meijun ^a   Wang, Tieguan ^a   Liu, Ju ^b   Zhang, Meizhu ^b   Lu, Hong ^c   Ma, Qinglin ^b   Gao, Lihui ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b Southern Oil Exploration and Development Company   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS OILS; GASES; NAPHTHALENE; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; ROCKS;

BURIAL DEPTHS; DEPTH CURVES; DIAHOPANE; DIMETHYLDIBENZOTHIOPHENE; DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; IN-SITU; NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEAS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; OIL AND GASSES; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RELATIVE CONCENTRATIONS; ROCK EXTRACTS; SOURCE ROCK CORRELATIONS; SOURCE ROCKS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; FAULT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PETROLEUM; TERTIARY; UPLIFT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 58049194040     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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