Comparison of the structure on the nanoscale of natural oil-bearing and synthetic rock

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 171-178

  Connolly, Joan ^a,b   Bertram, Willem ^a   Barker, John ^c   Buckley, Craig ^b   Edwards, Terry ^d   Knott, Robert ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Oil bearing rock; Synthetic rock; Ultra small angle neutron scattering

Indexed keywords

OIL-BEARING ROCK; STRUCTURAL VARIATION; SURFACE FRACTALS; SYNTHETIC ROCK; ULTRA SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING;

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRACTALS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

OIL BEARING FORMATIONS;

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRACTALS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FOURIER TRANSFORM; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; SOURCE ROCK;

EID: 33748205550     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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