Organic maturation levels, thermal history and hydrocarbon source rock potential of the Namurian rocks of the Clare Basin, Ireland

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 667-675

  Goodhue, Robbie ^a   Clayton, Geoffrey ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clare Basin; Maturation level; Palaeotemperature

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; NAMURIAN; PALEOTEMPERATURE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THERMAL MATURITY;

IRELAND;

EID: 0033368024     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(99)00016-1     Document Type: Article

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