Evidence for biodegradation and evaporative fractionation in West Sak, Kuparuk and Prudhoe Bay field areas, North Slope, Alaska

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 411-441

  Masterson, W Dallam ^a   Dzou,, Leon I P ^b   Holba, Albert G ^b   Fincannon, Ann L ^b   Ellis, Leroy ^b  

^a Phillips Alaska Inc   (United States)

^b ARCO Explor and Prod Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Biodegradation; Biomarkers; Evaporative fractionation; GC IRMS; Isotopes; Kuparuk; Petroleum migration; Prudhoe bay; West sak

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLHEXANE; BENZENE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CARBON; CONDENSATION; CYCLOHEXANE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEPTANE; METHYLCYCLOHEXANE; METHYLCYCLOPENTANE; OIL SPILL; PETROLEUM; ROCK; TOLUENE; UNITED STATES;

BIODEGRADATION; EVAPORATION; FRACTIONATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; OIL FIELD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035068207     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(00)00187-X     Document Type: Article

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