Geochemical characterization of selected Western Canada oils by C5-C8 Compound Specific Isotope Correlation (CSIC)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1127-1161

  Whiticar, Michael J ^b   Snowdon, Lloyd R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CORRELATION METHODS; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

COMPOUND SPECIFIC ISOTOPE CORRELATION; CONTINUOUS FLOW ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; WESTERN CANADA OILS; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CARBON; CRUDE OIL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

CANADA; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 0032732370     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00093-5     Document Type: Article

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