Paleoenvironmental conditions, organic matter accumulation, and unconventional hydrocarbon potential for the Permian Lucaogou Formation organic-rich rocks in Santanghu Basin, NW China

Organic-rich rocks have received increasing attention for they are essential for evaluating hydrocarbon potential and unravelling the interaction between Earth surface environments and the biosphere. In this paper, we performed a combination of mineralogical, inorganic and organic geochemical analyses on a 200-m core of the Permian Lucaogou Formation organic-rich rocks obtained from Santanghu Basin, NW China, to investigate paleoenvironmental...