Genetic origins of marine gases in the Tazhong area of the Tarim basin, NW China: Implications from the pyrolysis of marine kerogens and crude oil

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 17-26

  Tian, Hui ^a   Xiao, Xianming ^a   Wilkins, Ronald W T ^b   Gan, Huajun ^c   Guo, Liguo ^a   Yang, Liguo ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; China; Kerogen cracking; Natural gas; Oil cracking; Tarim basin

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; CENTRAL TARIM BASIN; CHINA; CRACKING GAS; DEMETHYLATION; EFFECTIVE TOOL; GAS POTENTIAL; GAS SOURCES; GENETIC INTERPRETATIONS; GENETIC ORIGIN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MATURITY LEVELS; MIXING PROCESS; NW CHINA; OIL CRACKING; OIL-CRACKING GAS; ORDOVICIAN RESERVOIR; PYROLYSATES; TARIM BASIN; TAZHONG AREA; THERMAL LEVEL;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRUDE OIL; ISOTOPES; KEROGEN; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; OIL WELLS;

GASES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONIFEROUS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRUDE OIL; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KEROGEN; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; ORDOVICIAN; PYROLYSIS;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; TAZHONG; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77951937850     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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