Oils from cenozoic rift-basin in central and Northern Thailand: Source and thermal maturity

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-78

  Petersen, H I ^a   Nytoft, H P ^a   Ratanasthien, B ^b   Foopatthanakamol, A ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cenozoic; Gas chromatography; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Maturity; Oil; Rift basin; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL SHALE; SEPARATION;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; THERMAL MATURITY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CENOZOIC; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; OIL FIELD; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33845992539     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2007.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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