Estimation of the hydrocarbon loss through major tectonic events in the Tazhong area, Tarim Basin, west China

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 195-210

  Pang, H ^a   Chen, J Q ^a   Pang, X Q ^a   Liu, K Y ^b   Xiang, C F ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Denudation thickness; Destroyed hydrocarbon proportion by tectonic movements (DHP); Effective caprock thickness; Tazhong area; Tectonic movement intensity (TMI)

Indexed keywords

CAPROCK; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DENUDATION THICKNESS; HYDROCARBON ACCUMULATION; HYDROCARBON LOSS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LATE ORDOVICIAN; LATE PERMIAN; OIL AND GAS; OIL WATER CONTACT; ORDOVICIAN; PRESERVATION CONDITION; TARIM BASIN; TAZHONG AREA; TECTONIC EVENTS; TECTONIC MOVEMENTS; THICKNESS RATIO; WEST CHINA;

HYDROCARBONS;

TECTONICS;

CARBONIFEROUS; DENUDATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ORDOVICIAN; SILURIAN; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; TAZHONG; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84867199584     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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