The role of thermal conductivity measurements in modelling thermal histories in sedimentary basins

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-214

  Gallagher, Kerry ^a   Ramsdale, Marc ^a   Lonergan, Lidia ^a   Morrow, David ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Sedimentary & Petroleum Geology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inversion; Maturity modelling; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS;

SEDIMENTARY BASINS; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

INVERSION; MATURITY MODELLING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

USA, ALASKA, COLVILLE BASIN;

EID: 0031104134     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(96)00068-2     Document Type: Article

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