A comparative study between present and palaeo-heat flow in the Qiangtang Basin, northern Tibet, China

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 345-358

  He, Jianglin ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Tan, Fuwen ^a   Chen, Ming ^a   Li, Zhongxiong ^a   Sun, Tao ^b   Wang, Pingkang ^c   Du, Baiwei ^a   Chen, Wenbin ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

Geothermal gradient; Heat flow; Qiangtang Basin; Thermal conductivity; Tibet

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATES; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRATION; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; STRATIGRAPHY;

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROTHERMAL CONVECTION; QIANGTANG BASIN; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY TESTS; TIBET; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CRETACEOUS; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PLEISTOCENE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CHINA; QIANGTANG BASIN; XIZANG;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84903550545     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2014.05.020     Document Type: Article

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