Shelf petroleum system of the Columbus basin, offshore Trinidad, West Indies. I. Source rock, thermal history, and controls on product distribution

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-108

  Gibson, Richard G ^a   Dzou, Leon I P ^a   Greeley, David F ^a  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Source rocks; Thermal maturation; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL MATURITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; COLUMBUS BASIN;

EID: 1542320581     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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