Generation and accumulation of oil and condensates in the Wenchang A Sag, western Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea

Geofluids

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 275-286

  Gan, H J ^a   Tian, H ^b   Huang, B J ^c   Wilkins, R W T ^d   TANG, Y C ^e   Xiao, X M ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CNOOC LTD   (China)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetics of petroleum generation; Migration and accumulation; Pearl River Mouth Basin; Petroleum generation history; Wenchang A Sag

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; DISSIPATION; FLUID INCLUSION; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS CONDENSATE; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; KINETICS; OIL; SOURCE ROCK;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANGKOU BASIN;

EID: 70449630142     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2009.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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