Origin and history of waters associated with coalbed methane: 129I, 36Cl, and stable isotope results from the Fruitland Formation, CO and NM

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4529-4544

  Snyder, Glen T ^a   Riese, Walter C ^b   Franks, Stephen ^c   Fehn, Udo ^a   Pelzmann, William L ^b   Gorody, Anthony W ^d   Moran, Jean E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^c RockFluid Systems Inc   (United States)

^d Universal Geoscience Consulting Inc   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALBED METHANE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; CRETACEOUS; FLUID COMPOSITION; FORMATION WATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS;

COLORADO; NEW MEXICO; SAN JUAN BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344082219     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00380-6     Document Type: Article

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