Biomarker oil-to-source rock correlation in the Western Carpathians and their foreland, Czech Republic

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 289-302

  Picha, Frank J ^a   Peters, Kenneth E ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b MOBIL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Carpathian region; Czech Republic; Oil habitat; Vienna basin

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOURCE ROCK;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 0344628878     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.4.4.289     Document Type: Article

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