The origin of aqueous sulfate in Frio pore fluids and its implication for the origin of oil field brines

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 403-408

  Dworkin, S I ^a   Land, L S ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION WATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN; PORE FLUID; SULPHATE; SULPHUR;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0030131640     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0883-2927(96)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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