Palaeogeomorphology and its control on the development of sequence stratigraphy and depositional systems of the early silurian in the Tarim Basin

Petroleum Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-322

  Liu, Jingyan ^a   Lin, Changsong ^a   Cai, Zhenzhong ^b   Zhu, Yongfeng ^b   Yang, Yongheng ^a   Peng, Li ^a   Si, Baoling ^a   Huang, Zhen ^a   Li, Huanpu ^a   Xu, Yingcai ^a   Su, Zhenzhen ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b TARIM OILFIELD COMPANY   (China)

Author keywords

Depositional palaeogeomorphology; Erosional palaeogeomorphology; Evolution of paleouplift; Favorable reservoir facies zone; Sequence depositional system

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955226160     PISSN: 16725107     EISSN: 19958226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12182-010-0073-1     Document Type: Article

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