Origin of hydrocarbon gases accumulated in the Middle Cambrian reservoirs of the Polish part of the Baltic region

Geological Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-204

  Kotarba, MacIej J ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hy drous pyrolysis; Microbial methane; Polish baltic region; Stable isotopes; Thermogenic gases; Upper cambrian tremadocian source rock succession

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC MATTER; PROPANE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE; SOURCE ROCK; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREMADOCIAN;

BALTIC REGION;

EID: 78650828412     PISSN: 16417291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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