Formation mechanism of underpressured reservoir in Huatugou oilfield of Qaidam basin

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 632-639

  Hao, Xu ^a   Tang, Dazhen ^b   Zhang, Junfeng ^c   Yin, Wei ^d   Chen, Xiaozhi ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Exploration and Production Company   (China)

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

Author keywords

formation mechanism; Huatugou oilfield; Qaidam basin; structural uplift; underpressure

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID INCLUSION; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOACCUMULATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NEOGENE; OIL FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

CHINA; QAIDAM BASIN; QINGHAI;

EID: 80053323506     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-011-0214-5     Document Type: Article

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