The hydrocarbon potential of Lebanon: New insights from regional correlations and studies of Jurassic dolomitization

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 253-275

  Nader, F H ^a   Swennen, R ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; POROSITY;

DOLOMITIZATION; KESROUANE; LEBANON;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DOLOSTONE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; JURASSIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 3543093260     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2004.tb00058.x     Document Type: Article

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