Isotope reversals and universal stages and trends of gas maturation in sealed, self-contained petroleum systems

Chemical Geology

Volumn 339, Issue , 2013, Pages 194-204

  Tilley, Barbara ^a   Muehlenbachs, Karlis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Closed system; Isotope reversal; Maturation; Rollover; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIANS; CLOSED SYSTEMS; FORMATION WATER; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; ISOTOPE DATA; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; MATURATION; MATURITY STAGES; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; REGION OF INTEREST; ROLLOVER; SHALE GAS; TIGHT SANDSTONE GAS; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

ETHANE; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROPANE; SHALE;

GASES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MIXING; SANDSTONE; SHALE; THERMAL MATURITY;

APPALACHIANS; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 84873749671     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.08.002     Document Type: Review

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