Analysis of light hydrocarbons in soil gases, Lost River region, West Virginia: Relation to stratigraphy and geological structures

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 715-734

  Harbert, William ^a   Jones, Victor T ^b   Izzo, John ^a   Anderson, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Exploration Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; HYDROCARBON REFINING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATIGRAPHY; THERMAL PLUMES;

DEVONIAN SHALES; NEAR-SURFACE SOIL-GAS; ORGANIC-RICH STRATA; SOIL-GAS COMPOSITIONAL;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

GAS FIELD; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROCARBON; SOIL GAS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY;

HARDY COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 33744551008     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10170505030     Document Type: Article

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