Charging of the Neogene Penglai 19-3 field, Bohai Bay Basin, China: Oil accumulation in a young trap in an active fault zone

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-179

  Hao, Fang ^a,b   Zhou, Xinhuai ^c,d   Zhu, Yangming ^e   Bao, Xiaohuan ^f   Yang, Yuanyuan ^b,g  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^c Offshore Oil Engineering Co Ltd   (China)

^d CNOOC LTD   (China)

^e ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^g China University of Geoscience   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CRUDE OIL; FAULTING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OILS AND FATS; ROCKS;

BIOMARKER ASSEMBLAGE; BOZHONG DEPRESSION; COMPOSITIONAL HETEROGENEITY; DONGYING FORMATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; SHAHEJIE FORMATION; SHALLOW RESERVOIRS;

OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS;

CRUDE OIL; FAULT ZONE; OIL FIELD; SOURCE ROCK;

ASIA; BOHAI BAY; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 60849088856     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/09080808092     Document Type: Article

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