Reservoir screening using Iatroscan TLC-FID and identification of palaeo-oil zones, oil-water contacts, tar-mats and residual oil saturations in the Froy and Rind petroleum accumulations

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-63

  Bhullar, A G ^a   Karlsen, D A ^a   Lacharpagne, J C ^b   Holm, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b TOTAL   (France)

^c PO Box 168 N 4001   (Norway)

Author keywords

Froy Field and Rind Discovery; Iatroscan TLC FID; North Sea; Oil water contact; Reservoir geochemistry; Residual oil saturation; Tar mats

Indexed keywords

FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION (FID); RESERVOIR GEOCHEMISTRY; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CORE SAMPLES; MULTIPLE ZONES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SCREENING; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

OIL FIELD; RESERVOIR; SATURATION;

EID: 0032823888     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(99)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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