Mechanisms of petroleum accumulation in the Bozhong sub-basin, Bohai Bay Basin, China. Part 1: Origin and occurrence of crude oils

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1528-1542

  Hao, Fang ^a,b   Zhou, Xinhuai ^c   Zhu, Yangming ^d   Zou, Huayao ^a   Bao, Xiaohuan ^b   Kong, Qingying ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Tianjin Branch of China National Offshore Oil Company Ltd   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomarker assemblage; Bohai Bay basin; Mixed oil; Oil distribution; Oil family; Petroleum system; Source rock heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER ASSEMBLAGE; BOHAI BAY BASIN; MIXED OIL; OIL DISTRIBUTION; OIL FAMILY; PETROLEUM SYSTEM; SOURCE ROCK HETEROGENEITY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ESSENTIAL OILS; HYDROCARBONS; KITCHENS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; ROCKS;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

ACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EOCENE; FORMATION MECHANISM; FUTURE PROSPECT; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; OIL FIELD; OLIGOCENE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PYROLYSIS; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; BOHAI SEA; BOHAIWAN BASIN; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 67650257613     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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