Habitat and hydrocarbon potential of the lower Paleozoic source rocks in the Polish part of the Baltic region

Geological Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-182

  Wiecław, Dariusz ^a   Kotarba, MacIej J ^a   Kosakowski, Paweł ^a   Kowalski, Adam ^a   Grotek, Izabella ^b  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Baltic region; Hydrocarbon potential; Lower Paleozoic; Northern Poland; Source rock

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; PALEOZOIC; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL MATURITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BALTIC REGION; POLAND;

EID: 78650819855     PISSN: 16417291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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