Hydrothermal dolomitization in the Lower Ordovician Romaine Formation of the Anticosti Basin: Significance for hydrocarbon exploration

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 454-472

  Lavoie, D ^a   Chi, G ^a,b   Brennan Alpert, P ^c   Desrochers, A ^c   Bertrand, R ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LEACHING; LIMESTONE; POROSITY; SETTLING TANKS;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROTHERMAL DOLOMITIZATION;

GEOLOGY;

DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITIZATION; EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ORDOVICIAN;

EID: 33644501112     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/53.4.454     Document Type: Article

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