Origin of natural gases in the autochthonous miocene strata of the Polish Carpathian Foredeep

Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 409-424

  Kotarba, Maciej J ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Autochthonous Miocene strata; Carbon dioxide; Microbial methane; Nitrogen; Polish Carpathian Foredeep; Stable carbon isotopes; Sulphide hydrogen; Thermogenic hydrocarbon gases

Indexed keywords

AUTOCHTHON; BADENIAN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN; REDUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CARPATHIAN FOREDEEP; CRACOW; MALOPOLSKIE; PODKARPACKIE; POLAND; PRZEMYSL;

EID: 84859977022     PISSN: 02089068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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