Polygonal fault and oil-gas accumulation in deep-water area of Qiongdongnan Basin

Shiyou Xuebao/Acta Petrolei Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Wu, Shiguo ^a,b   Sun, Qiliang ^a,c   Wu, Tuoyu ^d   Yuan, Shengqiang ^a,c   Ma, Yubo ^a,c   Yao, Genshun ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Deep water area; Oil gas accumulation; Oil gas migration pathway; Polygonal fault; Qiongdongnan Basin

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; METRIC SYSTEM; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DEEP-WATER AREA; OIL-GAS ACCUMULATION; OIL-GAS MIGRATION PATHWAY; POLYGONAL FAULT; QIONGDONGNAN BASIN;

GASES;

EID: 59949103090     PISSN: 02532697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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