Geology, thermal maturation, and source rock geochemistry in a volcanic covered basin: San Juan sag, south-central Colorado

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1133-1160

  Gries, Robbie Rice ^a,d,e   Clayton, J L ^b,f,g,h   Leonard, China ^c,i,j  

^a Priority Oil and Gas   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Platte River Associates Inc   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^g Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^h U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

ⁱ Platte River Associates   (United States)

^j BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

SOURCE ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY; THERMAL MATURATION;

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

BASIN DEVELOPMENT; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; MATURITY; SOURCE ROCK; TERTIARY;

USA, COLORADO, SAN JUAN SAG;

EID: 0031184621     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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