Methane in serpentinized ultramafic rocks in mainland Portugal

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-16

  Etiope, Giuseppe ^a,b   Vance, Steve ^c   Christensen, Lance E ^c   Marques, José M ^d   Ribeiro da Costa, Isabel ^e  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hyperalkaline waters; Igneous reservoir rocks; Methane; Peridotites; Serpentinization

Indexed keywords

GAS FORMATION TEMPERATURES; HYPER-ALKALINE WATERS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEA; PERIDOTITES; RESERVOIR ROCK; SERPENTINIZATION; SERPENTINIZED ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS;

BEVERAGES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANE; ROCKS;

METHANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGASSING; ETHANE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; METHANE; PERIDOTITE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; RESERVOIR ROCK; SERPENTINIZATION; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84877911353     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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