Identification of source carbon for microbial methane in unconventional gas reservoirs

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1321-1338

  Brown, Alton ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL GAS; ISOTOPES; KEROGEN; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE GAS;

CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; CARBONATE REDUCTION; GAS GENERATION; GENERATION TEMPERATURE; IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; THERMOGENIC METHANE; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS;

METHANE;

BITUMEN; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; COAL; ESTIMATION METHOD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KEROGEN; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; RESERVOIR; RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051991265     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/01191110014     Document Type: Article

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