Characterization of oil generation and expulsion from coals and source rocks using diamond anvil cell pyrolysis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 771-787

  Weng, Ruei Fu ^a   Huang, Wuu Liang ^a   Kuo, Cheng Lung ^b   Inan, Sedat ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CPC CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

^c MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COAL; ROCKS; SHALE;

OIL EXPULSION;

PYROLYSIS;

COAL; DIAMOND ANVIL CELL; GAS; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OIL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SOURCE ROCK;

EID: 0037568183     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(03)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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