An overview of the petroleum systems in the Ionian zone, onshore nw Greece and Albania

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 331-348

  Zelilidis, A ^a   Maravelis, A G ^b   Tserolas, P ^a   Konstantopoulos, P A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Atrina Center   (Greece)

Author keywords

Albania; Biogenic gas; Greece; Hellenide thrust belt; Hydrocarbons; Ionian basin; Ionian Zone; Peri Adriatic Depression; Pindos foreland; South Adriatic Basin. source rocks

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; FERTILIZERS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; KEROGEN; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; OFFSHORE GAS FIELDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OIL FIELDS; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SHALE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; TECTONICS;

ADRIATIC; ALBANIA; BIOGENIC GAS; GREECE; IONIAN BASINS; PINDOS FORELAND; SOURCE ROCKS; THRUST BELTS;

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORITE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GEOACCUMULATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SHALE; SOURCE ROCK; SUBMARINE FAN;

ADRIATIC COAST [ALBANIA]; ALBANIA; GREECE; IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PINDUS MOUNTAINS;

POSIDONIA;

EID: 84932125308     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpg.12614     Document Type: Article

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