Geochemical characterization of potential Jurassic/Cretaceous source rocks in the Shushan Basin, Northern Western Desert, Egypt

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-212

  Alsharhan, A S ^a   Abd El gawad, E A ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Egypt; Jurassic Cretaceous; Shushan Basin; Source rocks; Western Desert

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; ROCKS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMARKER; BURIAL DEPTHS; CRUDE OILS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; JURASSIC; LATE CRETACEOUS; ORGANIC FACIES; PEAK OIL; ROCK-EVAL PYROLYSIS; S OURCE ROCKS; SHUSHAN BASIN; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC); VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; WESTERN DESERT , EGYPT;

EXTRACTION;

CRETACEOUS; CRUDE OIL; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; JURASSIC; LIMESTONE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; WESTERN DESERT;

EID: 47649108896     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2008.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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