Hydrocarbon generation potential of the uppermost jurassic—basal cretaceous sulaiy formation, South Iraq

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 53-58

  Al Ameri, Thamer Khazaal ^a   Al Musawi, Furat Ata’a ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon generation; South Iraq; Sulaiy formation; Upper jurassic lower cretaceous

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922684810     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-009-0064-y     Document Type: Article

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