Biodegradation of oil in uplifted basins prevented by deep-burial sterilization

Nature

Volumn 411, Issue 6841, 2001, Pages 1034-1037

  Wilhelms, A ^a   Larter, S R ^b   Head, I ^b   Farrimond, P ^b   Di Primio, R ^a   Zwach, C ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

HYDROCARBON; OIL; PETROLEUM;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; UPLIFT;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSPHERE; COOLING; GEOLOGY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HEAT; PETROLEUM; STERILIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035963378     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35082535     Document Type: Article

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