Biomarker evidence for two sources for solid bitumens in the Subu wells: Implications for the petroleum prospectivity of the East Papuan Basin

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 609-642

  George, Simon C ^a,b   Volk, Herbert ^b   Ahmed, Manzur ^b   Pickel, Walter ^c   Allan, Tony ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Coal and Organic Petrology Services Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS COMPONENT; MARINE SOURCE ROCK; PROKARYOTIC ORGANIC MATTER; TERRESTRIAL ORGANIC MATTER;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SANDSTONE;

BIOMARKERS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; BITUMEN; CRUDE OIL; FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIOCENE; ORGANIC MATTER; OVERPRINTING; SANDSTONE; SOURCE ROCK;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; MELANESIA; NEW GUINEA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PAPUAN BASIN; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33947575123     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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