Thermal modeling and hydrocarbon generation in an active-margin Basin: Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1216-1241

  Armstrong, P A ^a   Chapman, D S ^a   Funnell, R H ^b   Allis, R G ^b   Kamp, P J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTATION;

CRUSTAL THICKENING; MAGMATIC EFFECTS; OIL EXPULSION; PREDEPOSITION MESOZOIC TRANSFORMATIONS; SYNDEPOSITION MESOZOIC TRANSFORMATIONS; TARANAKI ACTIVE MARGIN BASIN;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; THERMAL MODELLING;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, TARANAKI BASIN;

EID: 0030209495     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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