Origin and distribution of coalbed gases from the Velenje basin, Slovenia

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 397-409

  Kanduc, Tjasa ^a   Pezdic, Joze ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Coalbed gas; Gas migration; Gas origin

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COALBED METHANE; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27744599209     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.39.397     Document Type: Article

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