Sedimentary environment controls on the accumulation of organic matter in the Upper Ordovician Wufeng–Lower Silurian Longmaxi mudstones in the Southeastern Sichuan Basin of China

Abstract The Upper Ordovician–Lower Silurian mudstones (including the Wufeng, Guanyinqiao and Longmaxi Formations) in the Sichuan Basin are some of the most important shale gas plays in China. In order to enhance our understanding of the process of formation of organic carbon up to 10%, optical, mic...

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Main Authors: Lei Yang, Bo Ran, Yu-Yue Han, Shu-Gen Liu, Yue-Hao Ye, Christopher Xiao, Wei Sun, Di Yang, Guo-Dong Xia, Shi-Yu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:Petroleum Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12182-018-0283-5