The conversion of oil into gas in petroleum reservoirs. Part 1: Comparative kinetic investigation of gas generation from crude oils of lacustrine, marine and fluviodeltaic origin by programmed-temperature closed-system pyrolysis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 467-481

  Schenk, H J ^a   Di Primio, R ^a   Horsfield, B ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Closed system programmed temperature pyrolysis; Gas generation; In reservoir maturation; Kinetics of oil to gas cracking; Marine oils; MSSV pyrolysis; Non marine oils; Oil cracking

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS;

CLOSED SYSTEM TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED PYROLYSIS; GAS GENERATION; IN RESERVOIR MATURATION; MARINE OILS; MICROSCALE SEALED VESSEL (MSSV) PYROLYSIS; NON MARINE OILS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRACKING; GAS GENERATION; PETROLEUM; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL ALTERATION;

EID: 0031126704     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00024-7     Document Type: Article

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