Predicting the composition of natural gas generated by the Duvernay Formation (Western Canada Sedimentary Basin) using a compositional kinetic approach

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 845-862

  Dieckmann, V ^a   Fowler, M ^b   Horsfield, B ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATING RATES; KEROGENS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; TOTAL GAS FRACTION;

COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL GAS; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; KEROGEN; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 2642520662     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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