Genesis and role of bitumen in fracture development during early catagenesis

Bitumen-bearing fractures and vugs were investigated in the highly organic-rich Jordan Oil Shale (JOS) of Late Cretaceous to Eocene age, which has potential as a highly fractured, unconventional hydrocarbon play. Bitumen is present as macroscopically visible deposits and as inclusions in the cement...

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Main Authors: Abu-Mahfouz, IS, Cartwright, JA, Idiz, E, Hooker, JN, Robinson, S, van der Boorn, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Geological Society 2019