Upper Paleozoic coal measures and unconventional natural gas systems of the Ordos Basin, China

Upper Paleozoic coal measures in the Ordos Basin consist of dark mudstone and coal beds and are important source rocks for gas generation. Gas accumulations include coal-bed methane (CBM), tight gas and conventional gas in different structural areas. CBM accumulations are mainly distributed in the m...

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Main Authors: Xuan Tang, Jinchuan Zhang, Yansheng Shan, Jinyu Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-11-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167498711200031X