The Cretaceous series in the Chad Basin, NE Nigeria: Source rock potential and thermal maturity

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-68

  Olugbemiro, R O ^a   Ligouis, B ^a   Abaa, S I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; KEROGEN; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL WELLS; PYROLYSIS; REFLECTION;

BIMA FORMATION; CHAD BASIN; FIKA SHALE FORMATION; GONGILA FORMATION; NIGERIA; SOURCE ROCK POTENTIAL; THERMAL MATURITY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

SHALE;

CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

NIGERIA, CHAD BASIN;

EID: 0031008642     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1997.tb00755.x     Document Type: Article

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