Geothermal gradient and temperature of hydrogen sulfide-bearing reservoirs, Alabama continental shelf

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1451-1458

  Nagihara, Seiichi ^a   Smith, Michael A ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DRILL-FLUID CIRCULATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDE-BEARING RESERVOIRS; THERMOCHEMICAL SULFATE REDUCTION;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

FORMATION MECHANISM; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ALABAMA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27644503223     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06280504130     Document Type: Article

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