Mechanisms controlling gas and light end composition in pyrolysates and petroleum: applications in the interpretation of reservoir fluid analyses

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 798-817

  Thompson, Keith F M ^a  

^a Petroleum/Geochemical Data   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCHTHONOUS; EXPONENTIAL EQUATIONS; METHYLENIC PRECURSORS; PETROLEUM ASPHALTENES;

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; COMPOSITION; ETHANE; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; ISOMERIZATION; KEROGEN; OLEFINS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PROPANE; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY;

ALKENE; CRUDE OIL; NATURAL GAS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

EID: 33745085978     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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