Mechanism and application of carbon isotope reversal of shale gas

Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 827-833

  Gai, Hai Feng ^a,b   Xiao, Xian Ming ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope reversal; Mechanism; Shale gas; Shale gas plays

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; CARBON ISOTOPES; GAS YIELDS; NATURE GAS; OIL-CRACKING GAS; OVER-PRESSURES; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; SHALE GAS;

CARBON; CRACKS; ETHANE; GASES; ISOTOPES; MECHANISMS; METHANE; OIL SHALE; PROPANE; SHALE;

SHALE OIL;

EID: 84879514572     PISSN: 02539993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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