Kerogen/asphaltene/sulfur relationships in sulfur-rich Monterey oils

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 1-3, 1986, Pages 499-516

  Orr, Wilson L ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

asphaltenes; California; heavy oils; high sulfur oils; kerogen; Miocene oils; Monterey Formation; organic sulfur; Santa Maria Basin; sulfur isotopes

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY - CALIFORNIA; SULFUR - CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ASPHALTENES; KEROGENS; MONTEREY OILS; SANTA MARIA BASIN; THERMAL MATURATION;

PETROLEUM, CRUDE;

EID: 0022193881     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(86)90049-5     Document Type: Article

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