Fluid inclusion constraints on petroleum PVT and compositional history of the Greater Alwyn-South Brent petroleum system, northern North sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 797-809

  Tseng, Hsin Yi ^a   Pottorf, Robert J ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions; Petroleum migration history, Alwyn, Brent; Pressure volume temperature simulation

Indexed keywords

PALEOPRESSURES;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; P-T CONDITIONS; PETROLEUM; RESERVOIR ROCK; SOURCE ROCK;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0036705013     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(02)00088-0     Document Type: Article

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