Variable alteration in heavy crude oils of west-central Saskatchewan, Canada

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-491

  Obermajer, Mark ^a   Osadetz, Kirk G ^a   Fowler, Martin G ^a   Li, Maowen ^a   Snowdon, Lloyd R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY CRUDE OILS;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIODEGRADATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRUDE OIL; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 1842588494     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.01.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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