Deciphering biodegradation effects on light hydrocarbons in crude oils using their stable carbon isotopic composition: A case study from the Gullfaks oil field, offshore Norway

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 651-665

  Vieth, Andrea ^a   Wilkes, Heinz ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULLFAKS FIELD; NORTH SEA;

EID: 31144457215     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.08.022     Document Type: Article

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