Origins of CO2 in permian carbonate reservoir rocks (Zechstein, Ca2) of the NW-German Basin (Lower Saxony)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 227, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 184-213

  Fischer, M ^a   Botz, R ^a   Schmidt, M ^a   Rockenbauch, K ^b   Garbe Schonberg D ^a   Glodny, J ^c   Gerling, P ^d   Littke, R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b ExxonMobil Production GmbH   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^e RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Fracture mineralisation; Lower Saxony Basin; Stable isotopes; Zechstein carbonate

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE ROCK; PERMIAN; RESERVOIR ROCK;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY;

EID: 33644944662     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.09.014     Document Type: Article

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