Elastic anisotropy of source rocks: Implications for hydrocarbon generation and primary migration

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 531-544

  Vernik, Lev ^a,b,c,d   Landis, Charles ^b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c American Colloid Company   (United States)

^d ARCO Explor and Prod Technol Co

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ANISOTROPY; HYDROCARBONS; KEROGEN; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANISOTROPY MEASUREMENT; ELASTIC ANISOTROPY; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; VITRINITE;

ROCKS;

BLACK SHALE; ELASTIC ANISOTROPY; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; KEROGEN; SOURCE ROCK;

EID: 0030114762     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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