Geothermal investigations in the Dead Sea Rift Zone, Israel: Implications for petroleum geology

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 425-444

  Eppelbaum, L ^a   Modelevsky Jr , M ^a   Pilchin, A ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Universal Geosci Environ CC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

BASALTIC INTRUSIONS; HEAT ABSORBING/RADIATING INTERVALS; HORIZONTAL GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; SALT DOMES;

GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING;

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GEOTHERMAL SURVEY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; SALT DOME;

ISRAEL, DEAD SEA;

EID: 0030265404     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1996.tb00448.x     Document Type: Article

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