Patterns of Sedimentation, Diagenesis and Hydrocarbon Accumulation in Cretaceous Rocks of the Rocky Mountains
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Patterns of Sedimentation, Diagenesis and Hydrocarbon Accumulation in Cretaceous Rocks of the Rocky Mountains
Dudley D. Rice, Donald L. Gautier
In the Rocky Mountains from western Canada to Mexico, Cretaceous rocks are major sources and reservoirs for oil and natural gas, accounting for about 40% of the cumulative production to date. Resources estimates indicate that large amounts of hydrocarbons remain to be discovered in these rocks.
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In the Rocky Mountains from western Canada to Mexico, Cretaceous rocks are major sources and reservoirs for oil and natural gas, accounting for about 40% of the cumulative production to date. Resources estimates indicate that large amounts of hydrocarbons remain to be discovered in these rocks. The purpose of this volume is to examine the relationship of reservoir quality, resource evaluation, and exploration strategy to depositional environment, thermal maturity, and diagenetic history of Cretaceous rocks in the Rocky Mountain area. Chapters deal with the general characteristics of the Cretaceous Western Interior Basin and seaway, the application of organic geochemistry to hydrocarbon occurrence and exploration, principle aspects of diagenesis that affect reservoir quality and source-rock potential, and the five main depositional facies which can be recognized from west to east across the basin.
PDF ebook file size: 99 mb