Earth's energy "golden Zone": A synthesis from mineralogical research

Clay Minerals

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-24

  Nadeau, P H ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

basin analysis; clay mineral diagenesis; exploration risks; fundamental particles; global energy resources; hydrocarbon migration; North Sea; oil and gas reserves; overpressure; permeability; petroleum geology; porosity; quartz cementation; temperature; US Gulf Coast

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; EXPLORATION RISKS; FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLES; GLOBAL ENERGY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; NORTH SEA; OIL AND GAS RESERVES; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABILITY; QUARTZ CEMENTATION; US GULF COAST;

CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENERGY RESOURCES; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; HYDROCARBONS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; PETROLEUM RESEARCH; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; PROVEN RESERVES; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CLAY MINERAL; DISSOLUTION; EARTH SCIENCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLE; GEOLOGY; HYDROCARBON; MINERALOGY; NATURAL RESOURCE; PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; QUARTZ; RESEARCH WORK; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953160592     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: 14718030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/claymin.2011.046.1.1     Document Type: Article

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