Tracing of deeply-buried source rock: A case study of the WC9-2 petroleum pool in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1365-1378

  Xiao, X M ^a   Li, N X ^a   Gan, H J ^a   Jin, Y B ^a   Tian, H ^a   Huang, B J ^a,b   Tang, Y C ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CNOOC LTD   (China)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

2D basin modeling; Deeply buried source rock; Fluid inclusion; Kinetic modeling; Pearl River Mouth Basin; Wenchang A sag

Indexed keywords

2D BASIN MODELING; DEEPLY-BURIED SOURCE ROCK; FLUID INCLUSION; KINETIC MODELING; PEARL RIVER MOUTH BASIN; WENCHANG A SAG;

GAS CONDENSATES; GASES; GEMS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LAKES; MINERALOGY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RIVERS; ROCKS;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; KINETICS; MODELING; SOURCE ROCK;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANGKOU BASIN;

EID: 67650395558     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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