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Clastic Hydrocarbon Reservoir Sedimentology

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With continuing global hydrocarbon exploration and development, improved descriptions of hydrocarbon reservoirs, and associated studies, the appearance (spatial distribution) and internal properties (physical property) of petroleum reservoirs have become the focus of hydrocarbon exploration and developmental research.

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    Xinghe Yu & Shengli Li

  2. China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China

    Shunli Li

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Yu, X., Li, S., Li, S. (2018). Introduction. In: Clastic Hydrocarbon Reservoir Sedimentology. Advances in Oil and Gas Exploration & Production. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70335-0_1

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