An integrated basin modelling study applying asphaltene kinetics from reservoired petroleum in the Snorre area, northern North Sea

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 237, Issue , 2004, Pages 133-155

  Skeie, Jon Erik ^a   Di Primio, Rolando ^b   Karlsen, Dag A ^a   Bjørlykke, Knut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENE; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; TAMPEN SPUR; WORLD;

EID: 11044236906     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.237.01.09     Document Type: Article

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