Geological concepts, characteristics, resource potential and key techniques of unconventional hydrocarbon: On unconventional petroleum geology

Shiyou Kantan Yu Kaifa/Petroleum Exploration and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Zou, Caineng ^a   Zhang, Guosheng ^a   Yang, Zhi ^a   Tao, Shizhen ^a   Hou, Lianhua ^a   Zhu, Rukai ^a   Yuan, Xuanjun ^a   Ran, Qiquan ^a   Li, Denghua ^a   Wang, Zhiping ^a  

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

Author keywords

Molecular geology; Shale gas; Shale oil; Tight gas; Tight oil; Unconventional petroleum geology; Unconventional petroleum industrial system

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS; SHALE GAS; TIGHT GAS; TIGHT OIL; UNCONVENTIONAL PETROLEUMS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRY; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PROVEN RESERVES; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; SHALE; SHALE OIL; SOLVENTS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

EID: 84882750788     PISSN: 10000747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11698/PED.2013.04.01     Document Type: Article

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