Air-Xe enrichments in Elk Hills oil field gases: Role of water in migration and storage

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 239-253

  Torgersen, T ^a   Kennedy, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Noble gases; Xenon

Indexed keywords

ARGON; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OIL FIELD; XENON;

EID: 0033561711     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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