The Monterey Formation

By: Isaacs, Caroline M.

Book Overview

The Monterey Formation: From Rocks to Molecules provides a case study of a classic marine petroleum system in the prolific oil basins of California. Based on results from the Cooperative Monterey Organic Geochemistry Study (CMOGS), the volume examines paleoenvironmental conditions, organic-matter deposition, source-rock characteristics, thermal maturation and oil generation in the Monterey Formation, with particular focus on the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara-Ventura Basins.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231105851
• ISBN13: 9780231105859
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.6" x 11.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher