Fluid inclusion evidence for a Cretaceous-Palaeogene petroleum system, Kangerlussuaq Basin, East Greenland

• Published in: Marine and Petroleum Geology
• Main Authors: Jonk, R., Parnell, J., Whitham, A. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: 02 - Geodynamics; Geophysics and Tectonics; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; East Greenland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1707/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/1707/1/JonkMarine%26PetGeol22%282005%29.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2005.01.002

Petrographic and fluid inclusion studies of sandstone samples from the Cretaceous–Palaeogene Kangerlussuaq basin reveal the presence of oil inclusions as secondary trails across grains. Fluid inclusion petrographic and microthermometric investigations suggest that oil was trapped at temperatures in...