High density methane inclusions in Puguang Gasfield: Discovery and a T-P genetic study

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 4714-4723

  Liu, DeHan ^a   Dai, JinXing ^b   Xiao, XianMing ^a   Tian, Hui ^a   Yang, Chun ^c   Hu, AnPing ^c   Mi, JingKui ^c   Song, ZhiGuang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration Development   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gas cracked from oils; High density methane inclusions; Puguang Gasfield; Raman spectral analysis; Supercritical fluid

Indexed keywords

EID: 74649085567     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0582-8     Document Type: Article

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