A Magnus opus: Helium, neon, and argon isotopes in a North Sea oilfield

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 831-849

  Ballentine, C J ^a,d   O'Nions, R K ^a,e   Coleman, M L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; GROUNDWATER; HELIUM; ISOTOPES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE SOURCE; NEON; OIL; OIL RESERVOIRS; RARE GASES;

NORTH SEA, MAGNUS FIELD;

EID: 0029767353     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(95)00439-4     Document Type: Article

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