Cambrian-Ordovician shales in the Humber Zone: Thermal maturation and source rock potential

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-233

  Bertrand, Rudolf ^a   Lavoie, Denis ^b   Fowler, Martin ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION; HYDROCARBONS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PETROGRAPHY; PYROLYSIS; ROCKS;

PROGRAMMED PYROLYSIS; REFLECTANCE ANALYSIS; THERMAL MATURATION;

SHALE;

CAMBRIAN; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; ORDOVICIAN; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY;

CANADA; GASPE PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC;

EID: 1842810928     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/51.3.213     Document Type: Article

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