Terrestrial methane seeps and mud volcanoes: A global perspective of gas origin

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-344

  Etiope, Giuseppe ^a   Feyzullayev, Akper ^b   Baciu, Calin L ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Azerbaijan)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Isotopes; Methane; Mud volcanoes; Organic geochemistry; Seeps

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIOS; FLUID MIGRATION; GAS COMPOSITIONS; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; METHANE SEEPS; MUD VOLCANISMS; MUD VOLCANOES; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PARTIAL OXIDATION (POX); SEEPS; STABLE ISOTOPES; SUBSURFACE RESERVOIRS;

ETHANE; GASES; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METHANATION; METHANE; PROPANE;

VOLCANOES;

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS SEEPAGE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HYDROCARBON SEEP; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 58549114501     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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