Applying quantitative fluorescence techniques to investigate petroleum charge history of sedimentary basins in Australia and Papuan New Guinea

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 139-151

  Liu, Keyu ^a   Eadington, Peter ^a   Middleton, Heather ^a   Fenton, Stephen ^a   Cable, Tyson ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Palaeo oil; Papua New Guinea; Petroleum charge history; Quantitative Grain Fluorescence; Residual oil; Sedimentary basins

Indexed keywords

OIL-WATER CONTACTS (OWCS); QUANTITATIVE GRAIN FLUORESCENCE (QGF); QUANTITATIVE GRAIN FLUORESCENCE ON EXTRACT (QGF-E);

FLUORESCENCE; HISTORY; HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

FLUORESCENCE; HISTORY; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ACCUMULATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OIL WELL; PETROLEUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATURATION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; COOPER BASIN; GIPPSLAND BASIN; INDIAN OCEAN; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; TIMOR SEA;

EID: 34248346728     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2005.11.019     Document Type: Article

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