Formation mechanism, geological characteristics and development strategy of nonmarine shale oil in China

Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-27

  Zou, Caineng ^a   Yang, Zhi ^a   Cui, Jingwei ^a   Zhu, Rukai ^a   Hou, Lianhua ^a   Tao, Shizhen ^a   Yuan, Xuanjun ^a   Wu, Songtao ^a   Lin, Senhu ^a   Wang, Lan ^a   Bai, Bin ^b   Yao, Jingli ^b  

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

^b PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company   (China)

Author keywords

Conventional unconventional orderly accumulation; Nano scale pore throat; Shale gas; Shale oil; Shale system; Unconventional hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOACCUMULATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; KEROGEN; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CHINA;

EID: 84873701422     PISSN: 18763804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1876-3804(13)60002-6     Document Type: Article

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