Oil-source correlations as a tool in identifying the petroleum systems of the southern Taroom Trough, Australia

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3 -3 pt 1, 1998, Pages 713-734

  Al Arouri, Khaled R ^a   McKirdy, David M ^a   Boreham, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Oil source correlation; Petroleum system; Steranes; Taroom Trough; Terpanes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPES; OIL SOURCE CORRELATION; STERANES; TAROOM TROUGH; TERPANES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; COMPOSITION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLEUM ANALYSIS; PYROLYSIS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SOURCE ROCK;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032443158     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00132-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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