Origin of natural gases in the Paleozoic-Mesozoic basement of the Polish Carpathian Foredeep

Geologica Carpathica

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 307-318

  Kotarba, MacIej J ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide origin; isotope geochemistry; microbial hydrocarbon gases; nitrogen origin; Paleozoic Mesozoic basement; Polish Carpathian Foredeep; thermogenic hydrocarbon gases

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOREARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MESOZOIC; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN; PALEOZOIC; SOURCE ROCK;

CARPATHIAN FOREDEEP; POLAND;

EID: 84865210917     PISSN: 13350552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10096-012-0024-4     Document Type: Article

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