Source rocks and petroleum systems in the Hungarian part of the Pannonian Basin: The potential for shale gas and shale oil plays

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-69

  Badics, Balázs ^a   Veto, István ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NONE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hungary; Pannonian basin; Shale gas; Shale oil; Source rock

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FERTILIZERS; GASOLINE; KEROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; ROCKS; SHALE GAS; SHALE OIL;

HUNGARY; JURASSIC SEDIMENTS; ORGANIC RICHNESS; PANNONIAN BASIN; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; PRODUCTION CHALLENGES; SOURCE ROCKS;

GASES;

CARBONATE; CLAY; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; KEROGEN; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC MATTER; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK;

ALFOLD; HUNGARY; MECSEK MOUNTAINS; PANNONIAN BASIN;

EID: 84856586358     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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