The influence of facies and depositional environment on the occurrence and distribution of carbazoles and benzocarbazoles in crude oils: A case study from the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 561-580

  Bakr, Mohamed M Y ^a,b   Wilkes, Heinz ^b,c  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT;

BIOMARKERS; CARBONATES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; TECTONICS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SOURCE ROCK;

RED SEA;

EID: 0036914042     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(02)00016-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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