Heat flow and surface hydrocarbons on the Brunei continental margin

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1053-1080

  Zielinski, Gary W ^a   Bjorøy, Malvin ^b   Zielinski, Robyn L B ^a   Ferriday, Ian L ^c  

^a Omegalink International Ltd   (United States)

^b Surface Geochemical Services AS   (Norway)

^c Geolab Nor AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; HYDROTHERMAL CONVECTION; SURFACE HYDROCARBONS; THERMOGENIC HYDROCARBONS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GAS PRODUCTION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON SEEP; OIL PRODUCTION; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEEPAGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL ALTERATION; THERMAL MATURITY;

ASIA; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 34547120984     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/01150706117     Document Type: Article

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