New insights on the Green River petroleum system in the Uinta basin from hydrous pyrolysis experiments

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1333-1371

  Ruble, T E ^a   Lewan, M D ^a   Philip, R P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM SYSTEM;

CARBONATES; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PYROLYSIS; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

HYDROCARBON GENERATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PYROLYSIS; SOURCE ROCK; TERTIARY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035416203     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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