Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins : Methods and Case Histories /

This volume presents the reader with the theory, methods of study, and applications of the major organic and inorganic indicators used to determine thermal history. Topics include: molecular and bulk organic indicators or thermal maturity, chemical thermometers in subsurface waters, fluid inclusions...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naeser, Nancy D.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: McCulloh, Thane H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1989.
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Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins
  • Introduction and Overview
  • Thermal Conductivity of Sedimentary Rocks
  • The Reaction of Organic Matter to Progressive Geological Heating
  • Molecular Thermal Maturity Indicators in Oil and Gas Source Rocks
  • Temperature and Time in the Thermal Maturation of Sedimentary Organic Matter
  • Chemical Geothermometers and their Application to Formation Waters
  • Paleotemperatures from Fluid Inclusions
  • The Thermal Transformation of Smectite to Illite
  • 40 AR/39 AR Thermochronology of Sedimentary Basins Using Detrital Feldspars
  • The Application of Fission-track Dating to the Depositional and Thermal History of Rocks in Sedimentary Basins
  • Apatite Fission-track Analysis as a Paleotemperature Indicator for Hydrocarbon Exploration
  • Significance of Combined Vitrinite Reflectance and Fission-track Studies in Evaluating Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins
  • Estimating the Thickness of Sediment Removed at an Uncomformity Using Vitrinite Reflectance Data
  • A Finite Element Model of the Subsidence and Thermal Evolution of Extensional Basins
  • A Simulator for the Computation of Paleotemperatures During Basin Evolution
  • Thermal Evolution of Laramide-Style Basins
  • Thermal and Hydrocarbon Maturation Modeling of the Pismo and Santa Maria Basins, Coastal California.