Natural geological seepage of hydrocarbon gas in the Appalachian Basin and Midwest USA in relation to shale tectonic fracturing and past industrial hydrocarbon production

Schimmelmann, Arndt; Ensminger, Scott A.; Drobniak, Agnieszka; Mastalerz, Maria; Etiope, Giuseppe; Jacobi, Robert D.; Frankenberg, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.374

Title: Natural geological seepage of hydrocarbon gas in the Appalachian Basin and Midwest USA in relation to shale tectonic fracturing and past industrial hydrocarbon production

Journal Article · 01 December 2018 · Science of the Total Environment

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.374 · OSTI ID:1566244

; Ensminger, Scott A.; Drobniak, Agnieszka; Mastalerz, Maria; Etiope, Giuseppe; Jacobi, Robert D.; Frankenberg, Christian

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