Identification of indigenous vitrinites for improved thermal maturity evaluation

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 359-364

  Lo, H B ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

dispersed vitrinite; indigenous vitrinite; thermal maturity; vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

THERMAL MATURITY EVALUATION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE; WELL CUTTINGS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED REFLECTANCE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC SEDIMENT THERMAL MATURATION; SOURCE ROCK HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; THERMAL MATURITY EVALUATION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE ANALYSIS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0026609466     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(92)90076-A     Document Type: Article

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