Geologic controls on thermal maturity patterns in Pennsylvanian coal-bearing rocks in the Appalachian basin

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-181

  Ruppert, Leslie F ^a   Hower, James C ^b   Ryder, Robert T ^a   Levine, Jeffrey R ^c   Trippi, Michael H ^a   Grady, William C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey ^*

Author keywords

Anthracite; Appalachian basin; Black Warrior coal field; Burial depth; Coalbed methane; Fluid flow; Isograds; Oil shale; Thermal maturation maps; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIAN BASIN; BURIAL DEPTHS; COAL BED METHANE; COAL FIELDS; FLUID FLOW; THERMAL MATURATION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; FIREDAMP; FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; METHANE; OIL SHALE; REFLECTION; SHALE; SHALE OIL; STRATIGRAPHY;

ANTHRACITE;

ANTHRACITE; BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL RANK; COAL SEAM; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; METHANE; OIL SHALE; SYNTECTONIC SEDIMENT; THERMAL MATURITY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 75749121118     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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