Geochemistry of organic-rich Cretaceous and Jurassic mudstones in the West Lewis and West Flannan basins, Offshore north-west Scotland: Implications for source rock presence in the north-east Rockall Trough

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-42

  Isaksen, Gary H ^a   Wilkinson, David R ^b   Hitchen, Kenneth ^c  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Esso Exploration and Production UK   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Rockall Trough; Source rocks; West Flannan Basin; West Lewis Basin; Yield timing

Indexed keywords

MUDSTONES;

BIOMARKERS; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; PARAFFINS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON; JURASSIC; MUDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SOURCE ROCK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034080799     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(99)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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