The Monterey Formation

The Monterey Formation
Author: Caroline M. Isaacs
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2001
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780231105859

Provides an extraordinary case study of a classic marine petroleum system in the prolific oil basins of California. Based on results from the Cooperative Monterey Organic Chemistry Study, the volume examines paleoenvironmental conditions, organic-matter deposition, source-rock characteristics, thermal maturation, and oil generation in the Monterey Formation.