Source rock burial history and seal effectiveness: key facets to understanding hydrocarbon exploration potential in the east and central Irish Sea basins

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1401-1415

  Duncan, William I ^a   Green, Paul F ^b   Duddy, Ian R ^b  

^a Bowater House   (United Kingdom)

^b Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS; SOURCE ROCK BURIAL HISTORY; STRATIGRAPHIC SEALS; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

GAS CONDENSATES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PETROLOGY; PRESSURE DROP; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; SOURCE ROCK;

IRISH SEA;

EID: 0032125387     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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