Factors affecting the development of the pressure differential in Upper Paleozoic gas reservoirs in the Sulige and Yulin areas of the Ordos Basin, China

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-111

  Xu, Hao ^a   Tang, Dazhen ^a   Zhang, Junfeng ^b   Yin, Wei ^c   Zhang, Wenzhong ^d   Lin, Wenji ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b PetroChina Exploration and Production Company   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

^d China United Coalbed Methane Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Controlling factors; Differential development; Gas reservoir pressure; Ordos Basin; Tectonic uplift

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLING FACTORS; DIFFERENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; GAS RESERVOIR PRESSURE; ORDOS BASIN; TECTONIC UPLIFT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS SUPPLY; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALOGY; TECTONICS;

GASES;

CRETACEOUS; FLUID INCLUSION; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOZOIC; UPLIFT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CHINA; ORDOS BASIN; SHAANXI; YULIN;

EID: 78650678826     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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