Application of light hydrocarbon (C7 +) and biomarker analyses in characterizing Oil from wells in the North and North central sinai, Egypt

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 607-627

  Sharaf, Lobna M ^a   El Nady, Mohamed M ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b Organic Geochemistry Unit   (Egypt)

Author keywords

C7 + and C15 + hydrocarbons; C7 OCSD; C7 OTSD; Egypt; Sinai

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; FRACTIONATION; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; ROCKS;

C7 + AND C15 + HYDROCARBONS; C7 OCSD; C7 OTSD; EGYPT; SINAI;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 33745579308     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LFT-200041098     Document Type: Article

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