Fluid inclusion evidence for a Cretaceous-Palaeogene petroleum system, Kangerlussuaq Basin, East Greenland

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-330

  Jonk, Rene ^a,c   Parnell, John ^a   Whitham, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Cambridge Arctic Shelf Programme (CASP)   (United Kingdom)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions; Kangerlussuaq basin; North Atlantic margin; Petroleum exploration

Indexed keywords

DEEP BURIALS; FLUID INCLUSION; MUDSTONES; PETROLEUM MIGRATION;

FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRETACEOUS; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; PALEOGENE; SANDSTONE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; GREENLAND; WORLD;

ALBIA;

EID: 15344338550     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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