Seafloor pockmarks are distinct depressions on the seabed that commonly result from the escape of fluids, including hydrocarbons and biogenic gases, from sedimentary layers below. These features, ...

Petrological analysis, thin-section observation and laboratory analysis data were selected to systematically study the physical and diagenetic features of the first member of the Paleogene Shahejie ...

Overpressure is one of the most important factors for oil and gas charging in petroliferous basins. Research on overpressure evolution and its formation mechanisms is of great significance for ...

This last of four parts on the structured belt of the Western Canada Sedimentary basin describes in more detail the six structural domains and their exploration potential. June 25, 2007 19 min read ...

There are three important macro-regions where geographic conditions are favorable for mining extraction: The Amazon Craton, the Andes Mountains and the Western Amazon Sedimentary Plain. Geophysicists ...