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Maturity and burial history of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation, onshore UK: a biomarker study
- Source: First Break, Volume 12, Issue 4, Apr 1994,
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- 01 Apr 1994
Abstract
Previous studies on the maturity of the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation (KCF) from onshore UK have reported maturity ranging from very immature to near oil-window levels (Scotchman 1987b and references therein). Maturity determination based on geochemical parameters measured on bulk kerogens, such as vitrinite reflectance (VR), Rock-Eval pyrolysis and element al analysis (EA), have been demonstrated to be strongly dependent on organic facies (Scotchman 1991a) and, by inference, sedimentation rate and depositional setting (Scotchman 1989, 1991a).
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