H2S-producing reactions in deep carbonate gas reservoirs: Khuff Formation, Abu Dhabi

Chemical Geology

Volumn 133, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 157-171

  Worden, R H ^a   Smalley, P C ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonate reservoirs; Khuff Formation; Kinetics; Reaction mechanism; Thermochemical sulphate reduction (TSR); Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROGEN SULPHIDE; SOUR GAS; SULPHATE REDUCTION;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATIS, ABU DHABI;

EID: 0030428851     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00074-5     Document Type: Article

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