Polyphase thermal evolution in the Infra-Cambrian Ara Group (South Oman Salt Basin) as deduced by maturity of solid reservoir bitumen

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1293-1318

  Schoenherr, Johannes ^a   Littke, Ralf ^a   Urai, Janos L ^a   Kukla, Peter A ^a   Rawahi, Zuwena ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPHASE THERMAL EVOLUTION; SOUTH OMAN SALT BASIN (SOSB);

CARBONATES; HYDROCARBONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BITUMEN; CARBONATE ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIAPIR; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SALT TECTONICS; VITRINITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

ARA;

EID: 34547113081     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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