Thermal controls on biodegradation around the Peace River tar sands: Paleo-pasteurization to the west

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 89, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1-4

  Adams, Jennifer ^a   Riediger, Cindy ^a   Fowler, Martin ^b   Larter, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Organic geochemistry; Petroleum; Thermal basin modelling

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER TAR SANDS; TAR SAND DEGRADATION; THERMAL BASIN MODELLING;

BIODEGRADATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

RIVERS;

BIODEGRADATION; BITUMEN; MODELING; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; SAND; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PEACE RIVER [ALBERTA];

EID: 33645899663     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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