Thermodynamic modelling of aqueous CH4-bearing fluid inclusions trapped in hydrocarbon-rich environments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 227, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 154-164

  Thiéry, Régis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Equations of state; Fluid inclusions; Liquid gas immiscibility; Petroleum; Thermodynamics; Water

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33644937648     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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