Migration effects on the composition of hydrocarbon accumulations in the OML 67-70 areas of the Niger Delta

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1193-1206

  Matava, Tim ^a   Rooney, Melodye A ^a   Chung, H Moses ^b   Nwankwo, Basil C ^a   Unomah, George I ^c  

^a Mobil Technology Company ^*

^b MOBIL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c Mobil Producing Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

GAS-OIL RATIOS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BIODEGRADATION; GAS; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OIL; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY;

NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA;

EID: 0041417529     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/02190300116     Document Type: Article

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