Hydrocarbon source potential and depositional environment of the surma group shales of bengal basin, bangladesh

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 433-446

  Farhaduzzaman, Md ^a   Abdullah, Wan Hasiah ^a   Islam, Md Aminul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Bengal Basin; Depositional environment; Hopane; Hydrocarbon source; Organic matter; Sterane; Surma Group; Thermal maturity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905388471     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-014-0060-z     Document Type: Article

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