Source rock potential of middle cretaceous rocks in Southwestern Montana

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1177-1184

  Dyman, T S ^a   Palacas, J G ^a   Tysdal, R G ^a   Perry Jr , W J ^a   Pawlewicz, M J ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE SAMPLES; HYDROCARBONS; REFLECTOMETERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

GENETIC POTENTIAL; MIDDLE CRETACEOUS ROCKS; THERMALLY IMMATURE SAMPLES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; SOURCE ROCK;

USA, MONTANA;

EID: 0030207795     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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