Tectonic subsidence modelling and Gondwana source rock hydrocarbon potential, Northwest Bangladesh Modelling of Kuchma, Singra and Hazipur wells

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 553-564

  Frielingsdorf, J ^a   Aminul Islam, Sk ^b   Block, Martin ^c   Mizanur Rahman, Md ^b   Golam Rabbani, Md ^d  

^a Subaka Nigeria Limited   (Nigeria)

^b Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX)   (Bangladesh)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basin modelling; Gondwana formation; Heat flow; Plate tectonic; Source rock potential; Subsidence history; Thermal history

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION WELLS; SOURCE ROCK POTENTIAL; THERMAL HISTORY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SEDIMENTS; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONICS;

NATURAL GAS WELLS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; GAS PRODUCTION; GONDWANA; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; PERMIAN; PLATE TECTONICS; SOURCE ROCK; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 44649166505     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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