Quasi-continuous accumulation model of large tight sandstone gas field in Ordos Basin

Shiyou Xuebao/Acta Petrolei Sinica

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 37-52

  Zhao, Jingzhou ^a   Fu, Jinhua ^b   Yao, Jingli ^b   Liu, Xinshe ^b   Wang, Hong'e ^b   Cao, Qing ^a   Wang, Xiaomei ^a   Ma, Yanping ^a   Fan, Yuanfang ^a  

^a XI'AN SHIYOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PETROCHINA CHANGQING OILFIELD COMPANY   (China)

Author keywords

Large gas field; Ordos Basin; Quasi continuous accumulation; Tight gas; Upper Paleozoic

Indexed keywords

LARGE GAS FIELD; ORDOS BASIN; QUASI-CONTINUOUS ACCUMULATION; TIGHT GAS; UPPER PALEOZOIC;

GAS INDUSTRY; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

EID: 84867283655     PISSN: 02532697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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