Oil and gas in the adriatic foreland, Italy

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 255-279

  Cazzini, F ^a   Zotto, O Dal ^a   Fantoni, R ^a   Ghielmi, M ^a   Ronchi, P ^a   Scotti, P ^a  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic foreland; Apennine thrust belt; Biogenic gas; Cenozoic clastics; Foredeep; Heavy oil; Hydrocarbon occurrences; Italy; Mesozoic carbonates

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; GASES; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBONS; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; OFFSHORE GAS FIELDS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

ADRIATIC; BIOGENIC GAS; CLASTICS; FOREDEEP; HEAVY OIL; ITALY; MESOZOIC CARBONATES; THRUST BELTS;

PROVEN RESERVES;

FOREARC BASIN; GAS FIELD; HEAVY OIL; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; NATURAL GAS; OIL FIELD; REGIONAL GEOLOGY;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84932173398     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpg.12610     Document Type: Article

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