Hydrocarbon source potential of the Santiago Formation, Oriente Basin, SE of Ecuador

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-156

  Gaibor, J ^a   Hochuli, J P A ^a,b   Winkler, W ^a   Toro, J ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

^c Petroecuador ^*  (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Cordillera of Cutuc ; Jurassic; Kerogen; Palynofacies; Petroleum potential; Source rock

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249094673     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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