The origin of unusual gas seeps from onshore Papua New Guinea

Marine Geology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 109-120

  Baylis, S A ^a,b   Cawley, S J ^a   Clayton, C J ^a,c   Savell, M A ^a,d  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b BP Australia ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d 15 Brook Lane Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gas; isotopes; Papua New Guinea

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; GAS SEEPAGE; HYDROCARBON; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METHANE;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, AURE THRUST BELT;

EID: 0030620739     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(96)00082-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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