The thermal evolution of sedimentary basins and its effect on the maturation of hydrocarbons

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 248-260

  Palumbo, Filippo ^a,b   Main, Ian G ^a   Zito, Giammaria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geothermics; Maturation of hydrocarbons; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL MATURITY;

EID: 0033384651     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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