Replies to post #22053 on Empire Energy Corporation Intl. (fka EEGC)

[big gttom]

Wow,
it's amazing how many hydrocarbons come from this little bugger: http://144.206.159.178/FT/402/11428/219537.pdf

And to think there might be more underneath them?
Golly...

[oilsleuth]

The google books link does not correlate petroleum deposits with Tasmanite beds (as far as I can see - it's rather difficult to use). It concerns post-glacial transitions in a range of tectonic settings and basin types without reference to associated petroleum deposits - see the section Concluding Remarks.

Tasmanite is actually the name of a particular plant (algal) spore and it is not a rock type as such. Hence Tasmanite oil shale.

It's apparent you have very little understanding of petroleum geology and I am not inclined to spend much more of my time with you on the subject. I have no wish to go on any more of your wild goose chases.

And talk about funny, I find it very interesting that the same major sourcerock found through-out the rest of the world in proven oil finds are called tasmanites. A term the whole world uses: