Isotopic fingerprints of shallow gases in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin: Tools for remediation of leaking heavy oil wells

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8 A, 1999, Pages 861-871

  Rowe, Devon ^a   Muehlenbachs, Karlis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial gas; Gas carbon isotope ratios; Gas migration; Isotopic fingerprint; Low maturity gas; Shale gas; Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GAS; GAS MIGRATION; ISOTOPIC FINGERPRINTS;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CANADA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS; ISOTOPE; METHANE; OIL WELL;

BIOREMEDIATION; ISOTOPES; MULTIPLE ZONES; SHALE OIL;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OIL POLLUTION; REMEDIATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0032821743     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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