Circum-Arctic petroleum systems identified using decision-tree chemometrics

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 877-913

  Peters, Kenneth E ^a   Ramos, L Scott ^b   Zumberge, John E ^c   Valin, Zenon C ^a   Scotese, Christopher R ^d   Gautier, Donald L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Infometrix Inc   (United States)

^c Chalkyfold Grove Lane   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; DECISION TREES; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CIRCUM-ARCTIC PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; DECISION-TREE CHEMOMETRICS; SOFT INDEPENDENT MODELING OF CLASS ANALOGY (SIMCA);

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BIOMARKER; CRUDE OIL; DATABASE; DECISION ANALYSIS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOLOGY; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; OIL SEEP; OIL WELL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOURCE ROCK;

ARCTIC;

EID: 34347344003     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/12290606097     Document Type: Article

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