Sequence stratigraphic distribution of coaly rocks: Fundamental controls and paralic examples

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1612-1639

  Bohacs, Kevin ^a,c,d,e   Suter, John ^a,b,f,g,h,i  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c Petroleum Geochemistry Section   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^g LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

ⁱ Exxon Production Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; GROUNDWATER; PEAT; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY;

ACCOMMODATION RATE; COALY ROCKS; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

COAL; PARALIC ZONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0031251829     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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