The Mesozoic in the South China Sea and Adjacent Areas: New Targets for Hydrocarbon Exploration
详细信息
- 责任者：Liu Baoming (CNOOC Research Center ; Beijing 100027 ; China) ; Liu Hailing
- 刊名：Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology
- 出版年：2011
- 卷期：31(2)
- 关键词：油气勘探 ; petroleum exploration ; 南海 ; South China Sea
- 页码：p.105-109
- 图表：1 illus., 2 tables, 21 refs.
- 分类号：1003
- issnNo：ISSN0256-1492
- isbnNo：CN37-1117/P
摘要
Based on the seismic and well data up to present and their correlation with adjacent areas, the author discussed in this paper the geological background of the Mesozoic in the Nansha area of the South China Sea, with emphasis on tectonic evolution, stratigraphic correlation and seismic data interpretation. Comparison was made for the first hand well data from this region with the data from adjacent areas onland and offshore. It is recognized that the gas-prone Cretaceous is a key source rock with high total organic carbon (TOC) and II2—III type of kerogen, and favorable to the formation of various hydrocarbon plays. It is suggested that the pre-Tertiary deposits be significant targets for hydrocarbon exploration in both the South China Sea and the intercontinental basins in South China.