Geochemical correlation of oils and source rocks from Central and NE Syria

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-216

  Abboud, M ^a,b   Philp, R P ^b   Allen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALEPPO   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CARBON; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ISOTOPES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS;

GEOCHEMICAL CORRELATION; GEOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; MARINE CLASTICS; SOURCE ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOMARKER; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; SOURCE ROCK;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; WORLD;

EID: 18144363152     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2005.tb00080.x     Document Type: Article

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