Sedimentation styles and variability of organic matter types in the Triassic, non-marine half-grabens of west Argentina: Implications for petroleum systems in rift basins

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-272

  López Gamundí, Oscar ^a  

^a HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Lacustrine oil shales; Rift basins; Triassic; West Argentina

Indexed keywords

ALGAL ORGANIC MATTERS; ARGENTINA; BASIN TYPE; CALCAREOUS SHALES; FLUVIAL DEPOSITS; GAMMACERANE; HYDROCARBON PHASE; HYDROGEN INDICES; LACUSTRINE SOURCE ROCKS; LAKE TYPES; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; RIFT BASIN; RIFT SYSTEMS; SALINE CONDITIONS; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SOURCE ROCKS; STACKING PATTERNS; SULPHUR CONTENT; THICKNESS VARIATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRIASSIC; WEST ARGENTINA;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HYDROCARBONS; LAKES; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; SULFUR;

SHALE;

ACTIVE MARGIN; FLUVIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; GONDWANA; GRABEN; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENTATION; SOURCE ROCK; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRIASSIC;

ARGENTINA; CUYO BASIN;

ALGAE;

EID: 77955508366     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079309-912     Document Type: Article

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