The dead line for oil and gas and implication for fossil resource prediction

Pang, Xiongqi; Jia, Chengzao; Zhang, Kun; Li, Maowen; Wang, Youwei; Peng, Junwen; Li, Boyuan; Chen, Junqing

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-577-2020

Articles | Volume 12, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-577-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-577-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 1

Data description paper

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12 Mar 2020

Data description paper |

| 12 Mar 2020

The dead line for oil and gas and implication for fossil resource prediction

Xiongqi Pang, Chengzao Jia, Kun Zhang, Maowen Li, Youwei Wang, Junwen Peng, Boyuan Li, and Junqing Chen

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RC1: 'MS No.: essd-2019-72', György Pogácsás, 14 Aug 2019
SC1: 'Nice to see this overall excellent study and a few suggestions for your reference.', Shuang Xiao, 09 Sep 2019
SC2: 'This paper shows some very interesting results using a huge amount of geochemical and reservoir data', Jie Zhou, 26 Sep 2019
SC3: 'Very innovative idea and solid results, just a few comments on it', Zhihong Pan, 29 Sep 2019
SC4: 'Well structured, illustrated, and thought-provoking! A few personal suggestions!', Fengtao Guo, 30 Sep 2019
RC2: '“The Depth Limit for the Formation and Occurrence of Fossil Fuel Resources” by Xiongqi Pang et al.', Ludden John, 30 Sep 2019
AC1: 'Author replies to referee and short comments', Xiongqi Pang, 08 Nov 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Xiongqi Pang on behalf of the Authors (05 Dec 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Jan 2020) by Attila Demény

RR by György Pogácsás (30 Jan 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (30 Jan 2020) by Attila Demény

AR by Xiongqi Pang on behalf of the Authors (04 Feb 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (06 Feb 2020) by Attila Demény

Short summary

Based on geochemical data of 13 634 source rock samples from 1286 wells and 116 489 drilling results for oil and gas from 4978 wells in six major basins of China, we proposed the concept of the active source rock depth limit. It can be used to clarify and predict the maximum depth of fossil fuel distribution in sedimentary basins. The study provides fundamental information for deep hydrocarbon exploration and also advances understanding of the vertical distribution of fossil fuels on our planet.