Hydrocarbon emigration through microfracturing in vitrinite: An example from the Oligocene coals of Borjan coalfield, Nagaland

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 170-176

  Singh, Mahendra P ^a   Singh, Alok K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Borjan coalfield; Hydrocarbon emigration; Microfracturing; Nagaland; Oligocene coals; Vitrinite

Indexed keywords

COAL; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; MICROCRACK; OLIGOCENE; SOURCE ROCK; VITRINITE;

INDIA;

EID: 0042304082     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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