Oil reservoir characterization via crude oil analysis by downhole fluid analysis in oil wells with visible-near-infrared spectroscopy and by laboratory analysis with electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2448-2456

  Mullins, Oliver C ^a   Rodgers, Ryan P ^b   Weinheber, Peter ^a   Klein, Geoffrey C ^b   Venkataramanan, Lalitha ^a   Andrews, A Ballard ^a   Marshall, Alan G ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OIL WELLS;

CRUDE OIL ANALYSIS; DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; OIL RESERVOIR; VISIBLE-NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33846021321     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060189l     Document Type: Article

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