Shale gas accumulation conditions and favorable zones of Silurian Longmaxi Formation in south Sichuan Basin, China

Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 782-787

  Huang, Jin Liang ^a   Zou, Cai Neng ^a   Li, Jian Zhong ^a   Dong, Da Zhong ^a   Wang, She Jiao ^a   Wang, Shi Qian ^b   Wang, Yu Man ^a   Li, Deng Hua ^a  

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

^b PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company   (China)

Author keywords

Favorable exploration zones; Longmaxi Formation; Organic nano porosity; Shale gas; South of Sichuan Basin

Indexed keywords

FAVORABLE EXPLORATION ZONES; LONGMAXI FORMATION; NANOPOROSITY; SHALE GAS; SICHUAN BASIN;

GASES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; ROCK DRILLING; WELL DRILLING;

SHALE;

EID: 84863188140     PISSN: 02539993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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