Lower Cretaceous gas shales in northeastern British Columbia, Part I: Geological controls on methane sorption capacity

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-21

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SORPTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA (CO); BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; SORPTION CAPACITIES;

METHANE;

CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; ILLITE; KEROGEN; METHANE; MOISTURE CONTENT; SHALE; SORPTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 48249144776     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscpgbull.56.1.1     Document Type: Article

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