The effect of oil-water-rock partitioning on the occurrence of alkylphenols in petroleum systems

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1899-1910

  Taylor, Paul ^a,c   Larter, Steve ^a   Jones, Martin ^a   Dale, Jason ^a   Horstad, Idar ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Saga Petroleum as   (Norway)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL; EQUILIBRATION; FORMATION WATER; OIL; PARTITIONING; ROCK;

EID: 0030769996     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00034-3     Document Type: Article

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