Summary of shale gas research in North American and revelations to shale gas exploration of Lower Paleozoic strata in China south area

Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 721-727

  Xiao, Xian Ming ^a   Song, Zhi Guang ^a   Zhu, Yan Ming ^b   Tian, Hui ^a   Yin, Hong Wei ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China South area; Lower Paleozoic; Main controlling factor; North American; Shale gas; Shale gas plays

Indexed keywords

CHINA SOUTH AREA; LOWER PALEOZOIC; MAIN CONTROLLING FACTORS; NORTH AMERICAN; SHALE GAS;

GASES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SHALE;

EID: 84879521955     PISSN: 02539993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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