Petroleum geochemistry of the Froy field and Rind discovery, Norwegian Continental Shelf. Implications for reservoir characterization, compartmentalization and basin scale hydrocarbon migration patterns in the region

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3 -3 pt 1, 1998, Pages 735-768

  Bhullar, A G ^a   Karlsen, D A ^a   Holm, K ^b   Backer Owe, K ^a   Le Tran, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Elf Petroleum Norge   (Norway)

^c CSTJF   (France)

Author keywords

Facies parameter; Froy field; Maturity parameter; Migration of petroleum; North Sea; Petroleum homogeneity; Reservoir compartmentalization; Reservoir geochemistry; Rind discovery

Indexed keywords

FACIES PARAMETER; FROY FIELD; MATURITY PARAMETER; PETROLEUM GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM HOMOGENEITY; RESERVOIR COMPARTMENTALIZATION; RIND DISCOVERY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0032412719     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00061-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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