Is there a viable petroleum system in the Carson and Salar Basins, offshore Newfoundland?

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 303-326

  Wielens, J B W ^a   Jauer, C D ^a   Williams, G L ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basin modelling; Biostratigraphy; Carsonand Salar Basins; Jurassic source rock; Offshore Newfoundland; Passive margin; PETM; Petroleum system

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STRATIGRAPHY; WATER WELLS;

BASIN MODELLING; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; PETROLUEM SYSTEM;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GRAVITY SURVEY; HYDROCARBON; JURASSIC; MAGNETIC SURVEY; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PETROLEUM; SOURCE ROCK;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749402055     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2006.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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