Organic geochemistry of potential source rocks in the tertiary dingqinghu formation, nima basin, central tibet

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-85

  Wang, Licheng ^a,b   Wang, Chengshan ^a,b   Li, Yalin ^a,b   Zhu, Lidong ^c   Wei, Yushuai ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Dingqinghu Formation; Nima Basin; Organic matter; Source rock potential; Thermal maturity; Tibet

Indexed keywords

DINGQINGHU FORMATION; NIMA BASIN; ORGANIC MATTER; SOURCE ROCK POTENTIAL; THERMAL MATURITY; TIBET;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; FERTILIZERS; KEROGEN; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; ROCKS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMARKER; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; KEROGEN; MARL; OIL PRODUCTION; OLIGOCENE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; SOURCE ROCK; TERTIARY; THERMAL MATURITY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

CHINA; XIZANG;

ALGAE;

EID: 78650277794     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2011.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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