Geochemical comparison of fluid inclusion and present-day oil accumulations in the Papuan Foreland - Evidence for previously unrecognised petroleum source rocks

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-51

  Volk, Herbert ^a   George, Simon C ^a   Middleton, Heather ^a   Schofield, Shane ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Oil Search Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER (OM); OXIC CONDITIONS; SOURCE ROCKS;

BIODEGRADATION; CLAY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; ROCKS; SHALE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

FLUID INCLUSION; OIL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOURCE ROCK;

MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; WORLD;

EID: 8844220577     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.07.018     Document Type: Article

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