The Cretaceous Source Rocks in the Zagros Foothills of Iran Les roches mères Crétacé de l'avant-pays du Zagros en Iran : un exemple de bassin intracratonique de grande dimension

Almost all the oil production of Iran is concentrated in a small portion of the Zagros orogenic belt, the 40,000 Sq km Dezful Embayment of the Khuzestan province. The accumulation of oil results from a Cretaceous/Tertiary petroleum complex which includes 6 source rock layers of unequal importance, i...

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Main Authors: Bordenave M. L., Huc A. Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2006-11-01
Series:Oil & Gas Science and Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst:1995044