Carbon dioxide generation from coals in Taranaki Basin, New Zealand: Implications for petroleum migration in southeast Asian Tertiary basins

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 545-568

  Killops, S D ^a   Allis, R G ^a   Funnell, R H ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROLOGY; ROCKS; SANDSTONE;

GAS ACCUMULATIONS; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; NEW ZEALAND; PETROLEUM MIGRATION; SOUTHEAST ASIAN TERTIARY BASINS; TARANAKI BASINS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; DECARBOXYLATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, TARANAKI BASIN;

EID: 0030114761     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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