Petrology and hydrocarbon significance of the coaly source rocks from the Pinghu Formation in the Xihu Sag, East China Sea Shelf Basin

The Xihu Sag in the East China Sea Shelf Basin contains abundant oil and gas reserves and is a focus for hydrocarbon exploration and development. Source rocks are mainly coals and coal-measures mudstones in the Paleogene Pinghu and Huagang formations. Samples from the Pinghu Formation in the Xihu Sa...

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Main Authors: Jinshui Liu, Shilong Kang, Wenchao Shen, Lanzhi Qin, Qianyu Zhou, Shuxia Li, Fei Ding, Longyi Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Energy Exploration & Exploitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0144598720912344