Natural seepage of shale gas and the origin of " eternal flames" in the Northern Appalachian Basin, USA

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 178-186

  Etiope, Giuseppe ^a,b   Drobniak, Agnieszka ^c   Schimmelmann, Arndt ^d  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Eternal flame; Ethane; Geologic fault; Hydrogen isotopes; Methane; Petroleum Seepage System; Propane; Seepage; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPES; ETERNAL FLAME; GEOLOGIC FAULTS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; PETROLEUM SEEPAGE SYSTEMS; SHALE GAS;

ABANDONED WELLS; ETHANE; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; ISOTOPES; LAKES; METHANE; OIL WELLS; PROPANE; SANDSTONE; SEEPAGE; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY;

INERT GASES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; ETHANE; FAULT; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS SEEPAGE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON SEEP; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; METHANE; PROPANE; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876713013     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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