Continuous hydrocarbon accumulation over a large area as a distinguishing characteristic of unconventional petroleum: The Ordos Basin, North-Central China

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 358-369

  Zou, C N ^a   Yang, Z ^a   Tao, S Z ^a   Yuan, X J ^a   Zhu, R K ^a   Hou, L H ^a   Wu, S T ^a   Sun, L ^a   Zhang, G S ^a   Bai, B ^a   Wang, L ^a   Gao, X H ^a   Pang, Z L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Continuous hydrocarbon accumulation; Nano pore throats; Ordos Basin; Tight gas; Tight oil; Tight reservoir; Unconventional petroleum geology

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POROSITY; TRAP (GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE);

CHINA; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 84885757800     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.08.006     Document Type: Review

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