Stable carbon and hydrogen isotopes of natural gases sourced from the Xujiahe Formation in the Sichuan Basin, China

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-111

  Dai, Jinxing ^a   Ni, Yunyan ^a   Zou, Caineng ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON STABLE ISOTOPES; JURASSIC; PERMIAN; SECONDARY ALTERATION; SICHUAN BASIN; SOURCE ROCKS; STABLE CARBON; THERMAL MATURITY; TRIASSIC; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; WESTERN SICHUAN BASIN; XUJIAHE FORMATION;

COAL; DEUTERIUM; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; PARAFFINS; ROCKS;

GASES;

ALKANE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SOURCE ROCK; STABLE ISOTOPE; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; THERMAL MATURITY; VITRINITE;

CHINA; SICHUAN BASIN;

SINIA;

EID: 84455202360     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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