Evaluating the lacustrine Shahejie Formation source rock potential in the Bohai Bay Basin using a simplified regional basin model
August 2023
Often petroleum system modelers tend to build complex and time-consuming basin models to understand detailed aspects of hydrocarbon generation and migration within a sedimentary basin. This study built...
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Main reservoir controlling factors and diagenetic evolution of the Xiao'erbulak Formation of Tarim Basin, NW China: A case study of Well KPN1 in Kalpin area
August 2023
The Cambrian subsalt dolomite in the Kalpin area of the Tarim Basin is an important reserve growth point and strategic replacement area. However, there is a lack of clear understanding regarding the...
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Pore structure characteristics and impact factors of laminated shale oil reservoir in Chang 73 sub-member of Ordos Basin, China
August 2023
This research paper focuses on the laminated shale oil reservoir in the third sub-member of the seventh member of Yanchang Formation (Chang 73 sub-member) in the Ordos Basin. The study aims to comprehensively...
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Effect of marine incursion on the formation of lacustrine source rocks: A case study of mudstones from the third member of the Shahejie Formation in the southwestern Bozhong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China
August 2023
Bozhong Sag, the largest hydrocarbon generation sag in the Bohai Bay Basin, is characterized by presence of the third member of the Shahejie Formation (E2s3), which serves as a significant source rock....
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Reservoir characteristics of marine–continental transitional shale and gas-bearing mechanism:Understanding based on comparison with marine shale reservoir
June 2023
Transitional shale gas layers are widely distributed in China, but no significant exploration breakthrough has been made so far. This paper investigates and analyzes the characteristics and gas-bearing...
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Enrichment characteristics of deep shale gas in tectonically complex regions of the southeastern sichuan basin, China
June 2023
In recent years, breakthroughs have been made in deep shale gas exploration in the Wufeng-Longmaxi formations in the complex tectonic region of the Sichuan Basin and southeastern margin, indicating...
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An integrated study on the reservoir potential of upper Cretaceous succession of the Anambra Basin (Nigeria) using the seismic-structural, petrophysical, and sedimentological approach
June 2023
The Anambra Basin has a relatively high hydrocarbon production base compared with other Cretaceous basins in Nigeria. Structural deformation, overpressures, and faulting in the Cretaceous sequence of...
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Development characteristics and genesis of deep tight conglomerate reservoirs of Mahu area in Junggar Basin, China
June 2023
To clarify the development rules and main origins of deep tight conglomerate reservoirs in the Mahu area of Junggar Basin, various materials and data from deep wells were systematically researched to...
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Geochemical characteristics of source rocks and gas exploration direction in Shawan Sag, Junggar Basin, China
April 2023
In recent years, significant advancements have been achieved in the exploration of natural gas around Shawan Sag in the Junggar Basin. However, the geochemical characteristics and distribution of source...
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Detection and potential geochemical significance of methyltrimethyltridecylchromans in mature crude oils
April 2023
Methyltrimethyltridecylchromans (MTTCs) are biomarkers that are commonly used to identify immature-low mature source rocks or crude oil. MTTCs are abundant in the mature crude oils found in the Machang...
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Geochemical investigation of oil seepages and Paleozoic sediments for determining probable source rock in the Bandar Abbas Hinterland
April 2023
A remarkable characteristic of the Bandar Abbas Hinterland is the frequent presence of oil seepages that can serve as an indicator of probable oilfields in the region. The Seeps A and B are located...
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Dynamic evaluation method of water-sealed gas for ultra-deep buried fractured tight gas reservoir in Kuqa Depression, Tarim Basin, China
April 2023
The ultra-deep-buried fractured tight gas reservoir in the Kuqa Depression of the Tarim Basin has developed edge and bottom water. Faults and fractures have become “highways” for water invasion, resulting...
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Effects of temperature on seepage capacity for a multi-type ultra-deep carbonate gas reservoir
April 2023
Ultra-deep carbonate gas reservoirs are buried at great depths and have high temperatures, and the impact of high temperature on the seepage capacity of multi-type reservoirs is still unclear. The study...
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Hydrocarbon generation and potential of marine source rocks in supercritical water
February 2023
Water, in ultra-deep layers of the earth and in layers receiving abnormally high heat, can exist in a supercritical state. Supercritical water (SCW) can participate in the transformations of organic...
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Molecular dynamics and energy distribution of methane gas adsorption in shales
February 2023
This study uses simulations to explore the energy distributions involved in the adsorption of methane gas in shales. Molecular mechanics calculations were carried out using the Forcite module in BIOVIA...
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Main controlling factors and genetic mechanism for the development of high-quality reservoirs in the mound-shoal complexes on the platform margin of the intra-cratonic rift: A case study of the fourth member of the Dengying Formation in the eastern limb of Deyang-Anyue intra-cratonic rift, Sichuan Basin, China
February 2023
Reservoirs of large platform margin mound-shoal complexes of the fourth member of Dengying Formation (Deng 4 Member) are developed in the margin of the Deyang-Anyue intra-cratonic rift in the Sichuan...
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Formation conditions and the main controlling factors for the enrichment of shale gas of Shanxi Formation in the southeast of Ordos Basin, China
February 2023
Based on the dissection of the geological characteristics of typical shale gas wells, the relationship between reservoir-forming factors and shale gas enrichment is deeply analyzed, and the controlling...
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