Integrating structural geology and petroleum systems modeling - A pilot project from Bolivia's fold and thrust belt

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 573-579

  Baur, Friedemann ^a   Di Benedetto, Matias ^b   Fuchs, Thomas ^a   Lampe, Carolyn ^c   Sciamanna, Simone ^d  

^a Integrated Exploration Systems   (Germany)

^b REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

^c RepsoYPF E and P ^*  (Germany)

^d RepsoYPF E and P   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basin modeling; Bolivia; Fold and thrust belt; Petroleum systems modeling; Structural geology; Sub Andean; TecLink

Indexed keywords

BASIN MODELING; BOLIVIA; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS MODELING; SUB ANDEAN; TECLINK;

EARTH SCIENCES; INTEGRATION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THERMAL MATURITY;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 63949087723     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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