Evolution of continental formation pressure in the middle part of the Western Sichuan Depression and its significance on hydrocarbon accumulation

Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 457-465

  Guo, Yingchun ^a   Pang, Xiongqi ^a   Chen, Dongxia ^a   Leng, Jigao ^b   Tian, Jun ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Abnormal pressure; Hydrocarbon accumulation; Hydrocarbon generated overpressure; Overpressure transmission; Tectonic compression; Under compaction; Western Sichuan Depression

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; JURASSIC; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; NEOGENE; OVERPRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CHINA; SICHUAN;

EID: 84865329756     PISSN: 18763804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1876-3804(12)60062-7     Document Type: Article

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