Stable carbon isotopes and biomarkers as tools in understanding genetic relationship, maturation, biodegradation, and migration of crude oils in the Northern Peruvian Oriente (Maranon) Basin

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 1-3, 1986, Pages 377-389

  Sofer, Zvi ^a   Zumberge, John E ^a   Lay, Victor ^b  

^a Oklahoma Natural Gas Co   (United States)

^b Occidental Petroleum Corporation of Peru Los Nardos 1018 San IsidroLima 27 Peru ^*  (Peru)

Author keywords

biodegradation; biomarkers; factor analysis; Maranon; maturation; migration; oil oil correlation; oriente; Peru; stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON - ISOTOPES; GEOCHEMISTRY - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM, CRUDE - BIODEGRADATION;

BIOMARKERS; NORTHERN PERUVIAN ORIENTE (MARANON) BASIN; STATISTICAL FACTOR ANALYSIS; STERANES;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

EID: 0022193878     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(86)90037-9     Document Type: Article

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