Geochemical Characteristics of Natural Gas and Hydrocarbon Charge History in the Western Qaidam Basin, Northwest China

31 natural gases in the western Qaidam Basin of China were collected and analyzed for gas composition including light hydrocarbons (C5-C7) and carbon isotopic characteristics. Based on genetic type obtained from C1-C3 and C7 fractions, four types of gases are identified: oil-type gas, coal-type gas,...

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Main Authors: Kefei Chen, Shixin Zhou, Jing Li, Chen Zhang, Zexiang Sun, Pengpeng Li, Bingkun Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2954758