Generation and expulsion of petroleum and gas from almond formation coal, Greater Green River basin, Wyoming

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-81

  García González, Mario ^a,b,d   Surdam, Ronald C ^b,e,f   Lee, Milton L ^c,g,h  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRUDE PETROLEUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; PETROGRAPHY; PORE PRESSURE; PYROLYSIS;

ALMOND COALS; DESMOCOLLINITE MACERALS; EXSUDATINITE; LIPTINITE MACERALS; NATURAL MATURATION; VITRINITE SEMIFUSINITE VESICLES;

COAL GASIFICATION;

COAL; DESMOCOLLINITE; EXSUDATINITE; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; LIPTINITE;

USA, WYOMING, GREATER GREEN RIVER BASIN;

EID: 0030873393     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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