Effects of biodegradation on oil and gas field PVT properties and the origin of oil rimmed gas accumulations

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-310

  Larter, Steve ^a,b   Di Primio, Rolando ^c,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADED OIL RIMS; BIOGENIC GAS; GAS CAPS; SATURATION PRESSURE;

ADDITION REACTIONS; BIODEGRADATION; DATA REDUCTION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PROPANE;

OIL FIELDS;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

EID: 11844289618     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.07.015     Document Type: Article

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