Natural gas potential in the saint lawrence lowlands of Quebec: A case study

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Canadian Unconventional Resources and International Petroleum Conference 2010

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 1686-1699

  Lavoie, Jean Yves ^a   Marcil, Jean Sebastien ^a   Dorrins, Peter K ^a   Lavoie, Jeremie ^a   Aguilera, Roberto ^b  

^a Junex Incorporated   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIANS; EXPLORATION EFFORT; FLOW UNIT; GAS GEOCHEMISTRY; GAS POTENTIAL; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; ORDOVICIAN; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM RESOURCES; SHALE GAS; STRUCTURAL STYLES; SUBBASINS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RESOURCE VALUATION; SHALE;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 79952924052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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