Middle and Upper Jurassic hydrocarbon potential of the Zagross Fold Belt, North Iraq

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-34

  Al Ameri, Thamer K ^a   Zumberge, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b Chalkyfold Grove Lane   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous Tertiary reservoir rocks; Hydrocarbon generation; Jurassic Lower Cretaceous source rocks; North Iraq; Oil biomarkers; Palynomorphs

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS SOURCE ROCK; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; NORTH IRAQ; PALYNOMORPHS; RESERVOIR ROCK;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; CARBONATES; FERTILIZERS; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; KEROGEN; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; ROCKS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BIOMARKER; BLACK SHALE; CARBONATE ROCK; CRETACEOUS; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; JURASSIC; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; KEROGEN; LIMESTONE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; RESERVOIR ROCK; SOURCE ROCK;

IRAQ;

ALGAE; CYATHIDITES; DINOPHYCEAE; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84864352814     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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