Tracing early-charged oils and exploration directions for the Wenchang A sag, western Pearl River Mouth Basin, offshore South China Sea

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-26

  Cheng, P ^a   Tian, H ^a   Huang, B J ^b   Wilkins, R W T ^c   Xiao, X M ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CNOOC LTD   (China)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION DIRECTION; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GEOCHEMICAL METHODS; OIL-SOURCE ROCK CORRELATION; PEARL RIVER MOUTH BASIN; PETROLEUM GENERATION; PETROLEUM POTENTIAL; RESERVOIR SANDSTONES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

EOCENE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUID INCLUSION; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOLOGY; UPLIFT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; ZHUJIANG BASIN;

EID: 84880307350     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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