Modeling of gas generation from the Barnett Shale, Fort Worth Basin, Texas

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-521

  Hill, Ronald J ^a   Zhang, Etuan ^b   Katz, Barry J ^c   Tang, Yongchun ^d  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); GAS GENERATORS; HYDROCARBONS; KEROGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PYROLYSIS; SHALE;

BARNETT SHALE; SHALE-GAS GENERATION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BASIN; BLACK SHALE; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; MISSISSIPPIAN; MODELING; PYROLYSIS; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

FORT WORTH BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248348157     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/12060606063     Document Type: Article

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