Late orogenic faulting of the foreland plate: An important component of petroleum systems in orogenic belts and their forelands

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 957-981

  Picha, Frank J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; GEOMETRY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

CRUSTAL BLOCK; OROGENIC BELTS; PETROLEUM GENERATION; PETROLEUM POTENTIAL; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE SLIP FAULTING; STRUCTURAL LEVELS;

FAULT SLIPS;

CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULTING; FORELAND BASIN; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OROGENIC BELT; OROGENY; PETROLEUM; PLATE TECTONICS; PRESERVATION; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION; THRUST;

EID: 79959937806     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/11191010006     Document Type: Article

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