The decline of proven conventional petroleum resources in the shallow portions of the
Nanpu sag has shifted attention to the exploration of deep unconventional oil and gas …

Lacustrine organic-rich shales in the Eocene are the most important source rock in the
Beibuwan Basin. Palynological, petrographical and geochemical data were applied to …

Recent Chinese shale oil (or gas) exploration efforts have focused on the Shahejie
Formation of Bohai Basin. However, this work has been handicapped by a lack of state-of …

The controlling factors of organic-rich shale accumulation is essential for the exploration and
development of shale oil and gas resources. The sedimentary environment plays a vital role …

A series of oil shales of middle to late Eocene age occur in the Huadian area of Jinlin
Province, northeast China. Analytical results from 22 rock samples collected from an …

Rock pyrolysis, organic petrology, vitrinite reflectance, GC-MS analysis and biomarker
compound analysis were performed to comprehensively analyze the organic geochemical …

Basins containing Paleogene organic-rich shales formed in a saline lacustrine environment
are widespread in eastern China, and they provide sources of hydrocarbons in numerous …

The effect of various depositional parameters including paleoclimate, paleosalinity and
provenance, on the depositional mechanism of lacustrine shale is very important in …

The upper fourth member of the Eocene Shahejie Formation (Es4s) is a typical example of a
Bohai Bay Basin lacustrine shale. These sedimentary units are characterized by markedly …

The investigation of the shale oil development potential of the lower third section–upper
fourth section (ES33–ES41) of the Eocene–Oligocene Shahejie Formation in the Dongying …