Journal of Petroleum Geology

Published on behalf of Scientific Press Ltd

Edited by:
Christopher Tiratsoo

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 25/64 (Energy & Fuels); 69/137 (Geosciences, Multidisciplinary)
Impact Factor: 1.091

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Journal of Petroleum Geology is a quarterly journal devoted to the geology of oil and natural gas. Editorial preference is given to original papers on oilfield regions of the world outside North America and on topics of general application in petroleum exploration and development operations, including geochemical and geophysical studies, basin modelling and reservoir evaluation.

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Online content now available back to Volume 1 (1978)
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Selected papers
The following articles demonstrate some of the topics published in the journal over the last few years. Click on any title to view the paper free of charge.

Hydrocarbon seepage and carbonate mound formation: a basin modelling study from the porcupine basin (offshore Ireland)
J. Naeth, R. di Primio, B. Horsfield, R. G. Schaefer, P. M. Shannon, W. R. Bailey, J. P. Henriet

Source rock properties of lacustrine mudstones and coals (Oligocene Dong Ho Formation), onshore Song Hong Basin, northern Vietnam
H. I. Petersen, Vu Tru, L. H. Nielsen, Nguyen A. Duc, H. P. Nytoft

Indications for an active petroleum system in the Laptev sea, NE Siberia
B. Cramer, D. Franke

Porosity destruction in carbonate platforms
S. N. Ehrenberg

Stratigraphic controls on palaeozoic petroleum systems, Ghadames Basin, Libya
A. M. Dardour, D. R. D. Boote, A. W. Baird

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