Physical properties of petroleum formed during maturation of Lower Cambrian shale in the upper Yangtze Platform, South China, as inferred from PhaseKinetics modelling

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 47-56

  Tan, Jingqiang ^a   Horsfield, Brian ^a   Mahlstedt, Nicolaj ^a   Zhang, Jinchuan ^b   di Primio, Rolando ^a   Vu, Thi Anh Tiem ^a   Boreham, Christopher J ^c   van Graas, Ger ^d   Tocher, Bruce Alastair ^d  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Lower Cambrian shale; Petroleum generation; Phase behaviour; PhaseKinetics; Shale gas; South China

Indexed keywords

LOWER CAMBRIANS; PETROLEUM GENERATION; PHASEKINETICS; SHALE GAS; SOUTH CHINA;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; CRACKS; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SHALE OIL;

CAMBRIAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; JURASSIC; KEROGEN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PARAMETERIZATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SHALE; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRALIA; GEORGINA BASIN;

EID: 84882743473     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.07.013     Document Type: Article

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