Geochemical constraints on models for secondary petroleum migration along the upper Devonian Rimbey-Meadowhrook reef trend in central Alberta, Canada

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3 -3 pt 1, 1998, Pages 163-182

  Li, Maowen ^a   Yao, Huanxin ^a   Fowler, M G ^a   Stasiuk, L D ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Differential entrapment; Duvernay Formation; Migration parameters; Nitrogen heterocycles; Secondary petroleum migration; Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Indexed keywords

CANADA; GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; SECONDARY PETROLEUM MIGRATION; UPPER DEVONIAN RIMBEY MEADOWBROOK REEF;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; REEFS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DEVONIAN; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

CANADA;

EID: 0032427366     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00094-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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