Petrologic and geochemical characteristics of high-quality saline lacustrine source rocks in western Qaidam Basin

The main oil source in western Qaidam Basin is the Paleogene saline lacustrine source rocks. Traditionally, it was considered that these source rocks were characterized by low abundance and poor type of organic matter as well as limited oil generation potential, but this poor source rock condition w...

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Main Authors: Bin Zhang, Yuanyuan He, Yan Chen, Qingyang Meng, Jiaxuan Huang, Li Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-12-01
Series:Petroleum Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096249518300917