Petroleum and aqueous inclusions from deeply buried reservoirs: Experimental simulations and consequences for overpressure estimates

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 4916-4928

  Pironon, Jacques ^a   Bourdet, Julien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; OVERPRESSURE; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

EID: 52749091076     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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