Geochemically driven exploration models in uplifted areas: Example from the Norwegian Barents Sea

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1191-1223

  Ohm, Sverre Ekrene ^a   Karlsen, Dag A ^b   Austin, Timothy J F ^a  

^a North Sea Business ^*  (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

EXPLORATION MODEL; EXPLORATION TARGETS; HYDROCARBON ACCUMULATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; MULTIPLE SOURCE; OIL ACCUMULATION; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; PRESSURE RELEASE;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; PALEOCENE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SOURCE ROCK; UPLIFT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA;

EID: 53649106982     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06180808028     Document Type: Article

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