Evaluation and modelling of Tertiary source rocks in the central Arctic Ocean

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1624-1639

  Mann, Ute ^a   Knies, Jochen ^b   Chand, Shyam ^b   Jokat, Wilfried ^c   Stein, Ruediger ^c   Zweigel, Janine ^a  

^a SINTEF PETROLEUM RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amundsen Basin; Central Arctic Ocean; IODP Leg 302; Lomonosov Ridge; Source rock modelling; Source rock potential; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

AMUNDSEN BASIN; CENTRAL ARCTIC OCEAN; IODP LEG 302; LOMONOSOV RIDGE; SOURCE-ROCK MODELLING; SOURCE-ROCK POTENTIAL; TERTIARY;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; BATHYMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; ORGANIC CARBON; OVERBURDEN; PALEOGENE; PETROLEUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SOURCE ROCK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPREADING CENTER; TERTIARY; THERMAL MATURITY;

AMUNDSEN BASIN; ARCTIC OCEAN; EURASIAN BASIN; GAKKEL RIDGE; LOMONOSOV RIDGE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 67650222455     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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