Evaluating nitrogen isotopes as proxies for depositional environmental conditions in shales: Comparing Caney and Woodford Shales in the Arkoma Basin, Oklahoma

Chemical Geology

Volumn 360-361, Issue , 2013, Pages 231-240

  Quan, Tracy M ^a   Adigwe, Ekenemolise N ^a   Riedinger, Natascha ^b   Puckette, James ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caney Shale; Carbon isotopes; Depositional environment; Nitrogen isotopes; Redox; Woodford Shale

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPES; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; REDOX; WOODFORD SHALES;

DEPOSITION; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

SHALE;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SHALE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARKOMA BASIN; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887595279     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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