Queries about biogenesis of Quaternary gas in Qaidam Basin, NW China

Abstract: Organic geochemistry of Quaternary source rocks is not favorable to the generation of natural gas, such as the low organic matter content, the thin layer, and the low ethanoic acid content in mudstones. Seven cases of natural gas occurrences show that the gas genesis cannot be recognized b...

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Main Authors: Long MA, Hong-de CHEN, Jing-lian ZHANG, Lan-ting SHI, Ping-sheng WEI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2008-04-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380408600348