Hydrocarbon potential of the Sargelu Formation, North Iraq

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 987-1000

  Al Ameri, Thamer K ^a   Najaf, Ahmed A ^b   Al Khafaji, Amer S ^c   Zumberge, John ^d   Pitman, Janet ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b AL NAHRAIN UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON   (Iraq)

^d Chalkyfold Grove Lane   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous Tertiary reservoired oil; Middle Jurassic Sargelu Formation; North Iraq; Oil biomarkers; Source rocks

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLOR; CORRELATION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTCROP; ROCK PROPERTY;

IRAQ;

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84896696099     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-013-0875-8     Document Type: Article

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