Low Cretaceous gas shales in northeastern British Columbia, Part II: Evaluation of regional potential gas resources

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-61

  Chalmers, Gareth R L ^a   Bustin, R Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EARTH SCIENCES; ENERGY RESOURCES; FRACTURING FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; METHANE; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SHALE; SORPTION; SULFATE MINERALS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA (CO); GAS RESOURCES; GAS SHALE (GS); MOISTURE CONTENT (MC); ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER (OM); ROCK-EVAL; SORPTION CAPACITIES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC); TOTAL POROSITY (TP);

ORGANIC CARBON;

CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; KEROGEN; METHANE; MINERALOGY; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORGANIC MATTER; POROSITY; SEDIMENTATION; SHALE; SORPTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 48249116371     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscpgbull.56.1.22     Document Type: Article

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