Hydrocarbon accumulation mechanism and structure of large-scale volcanic weathering crust of the Carboniferous in northern Xinjiang, China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-235

  Zou, Cai Neng ^a   Hou, Lian Hua ^a   Tao, Shi Zhen ^a   Yuan, Xuan Jun ^a   Zhu, Ru Kai ^a   Jia, Jin Hua ^a   Zhang, Xiang Xiang ^a   Li, Fu Heng ^a   Pang, Zheng Lian ^a  

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

Author keywords

accumulation mechanism and model; Carboniferous in northern Xinjiang; stratigraphic reservoir; volcanic weathering crust

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS IN NORTHERN XINJIANG; CONTINUOUS LAYERS; DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; EXPLORATION MODEL; FRACTURE ZONE; GENETIC POTENTIAL; HYDROCARBON ACCUMULATION; LITHOFACIES; OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION; PALEOZOIC; SOIL LAYER; SOURCE ROCKS; STRUCTURAL SETTING; VOLCANIC WEATHERING CRUST; WEATHERING CRUST; XINJIANG;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; HYDROCARBONS; LEACHING; LITHOLOGY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANOES; WEATHERING;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBONIFEROUS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOFACIES; LITHOLOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PLATE MOTION; SOURCE ROCK; UNCONFORMITY; UPLIFT; WEATHERING RATE;

CHINA; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84856233215     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-011-4297-8     Document Type: Article

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