Petroleum seepages at Asuk, Disko, West Greenland: Implications for regionals petroleum exploration

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-236

  Bojesen Koefoed, J A ^a   Bidstrup, T ^a   Christiansen, F G ^a   Dalhoff, F ^a   Gregersen, U ^a   Nytoft, H P ^a   Nohr Hansen H ^a   Pedersen, A K ^b   Sonderholm M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomarker analysis; Disko Nuussuaq; Kuugannguaq Qunnillik fault zone; Petroleum see pages; West Greenland

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; LANDSLIDES; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

PETROLEUM SEEPAGES; SILICLASTIC SEDIMENTS; VOLCANIC SUCCESSION;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

BIOMARKER; FAULT ZONE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MUDSTONE; ORGANIC CARBON; SANDSTONE; SEEPAGE; SOURCE ROCK;

ARCTIC; DISKO ISLAND; GREENLAND;

EID: 34447133124     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2007.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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