Petroleum Source Rocks (Casebooks in Earth Sciences) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540578641 ISBN 13: 9783540578642

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1995

Synopsis

Over the past two decades there has been increased interest in the availability of hydrocarbon charge through a better understanding of petroleum geochemistry and the identification and characterization of petroleum source rocks. These rocks are geochemically unique and form under specific sets of circumstances. This book brings together both geologic and geochemical data from fifteen petroleum source rocks, ranging in age from Devonian to Eocene, that would otherwise be widely dispersed in the literature or available only in proprietary corporate databases. Much of this information, presented in either a tabular or graphic fashion, provides the petroleum explorationist and the geochemist with a framework to establish relationships among various geochemical indices and depositional settings.

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Synopsis

Over the past two decades there has been increased interest in the availability of hydrocarbon charge through a better understanding of petroleum geochemistry and the identification and characterization of petroleum source rocks. These rocks are geochemically unique and form under specific sets of circumstances. This volume contains both geologic and geochemical data from 15 petroleum source rocks, ranging in age from Devonian to Eocene. Presented in either tabular or graphic form, this information provides the petroleum explorationist and the geochemist with a framework to establish relationships among various geochemical indices and depositional settings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540578641
• ISBN 13: 9783540578642
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 340
• Editor: Katz Barry J.