Petroleum potential, thermal maturity and the oil window of oil shales and coals in cenozoic rift basins, central and Northern Thailand

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-360

  Petersen, H I ^a   Foopatthanakamol, A ^b   Ratanasthien, B ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Coal; Geothermal gradient; Oil shale; Oil window; Petroleum potential; Rift basin; Thailand; Thermal maturity

Indexed keywords

COAL; COMPOSITION; KEROGEN; OIL SHALE; PYROLYSIS; ROCKS;

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; OIL WINDOW; PETROLEUM POTENTIAL; THAILAND; THERMAL MATURITY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CENOZOIC; COAL; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC MATTER; RIFT ZONE; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ALGAE; BOTRYOCOCCUS;

EID: 33749380838     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2006.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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