An experimental investigation of geochromatography during secondary migration of petroleum performed under subsurface conditions with a real rock

Geochemical Transactions

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages 54-60

  Larter, Steve ^a   Bowler, Berni ^a   Clarke, Ed ^b   Wilson, Colin ^b   Moffatt, Brian ^b   Bennett, Barry ^a   Yardley, Gareth ^c   Carruthers, Dan ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

EID: 0002620907     PISSN: 14674866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b006737g     Document Type: Article

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