Petroleum formation and occurrence

Book · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6632464

Tissot, B P; Welte, D H ^[1]

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1. eds.

This edition (second edition) has been expanded by 160 pages over the first edition. The book is divided into five parts: (1) the production and accumulation of organic matter: a geological perspective; (2) the fate of organic matter in sedimentary basins: generation of oil and gas; (3) the migration and accumulation of oil and gas; (4) the composition and classification of crude oils and the influence of geological factors; and (5) oil and gas exploration: application of the principles of petroleum generation and migration.

• OSTI ID: 6632464
• Resource Relation: Other Information: From review by Edward A. Beaumont, in The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, Vol. 71, No. 4 (April 1987)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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