The evolution of Devonian hydrocarbon gases in shallow aquifers of the northern Appalachian Basin: Insights from integrating noble gas and hydrocarbon geochemistry

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 170, Issue , 2015, Pages 321-355

  Darrah, Thomas H ^a   Jackson, Robert B ^b   Vengosh, Avner ^c   Warner, Nathaniel R ^d   Whyte, Colin J ^a   Walsh, Talor B ^e,f   Kondash, Andrew J ^c   Poreda, Robert J ^e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f Department of Earth Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; AQUIFER POLLUTION; DEVONIAN; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROGEOLOGY; NATURAL GAS; NOBLE GAS; SHALE GAS; SOLUBILITY; WELL WATER;

APPALACHIAN BASIN;

EID: 84945534287     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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