The influence of source depositional conditions on the hydrocarbon and nitrogen compounds in petroleum from central Montana, USA

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 935-956

  Bennett, Barry ^a   Olsen, Samuel D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Rogaland Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON COMPOSITIONS; BENZOCARBAZOLE DISTRIBUTIONS; COMPOSITIONAL FRACTIONATION; TRICYCLIC TERPANES;

BIOMARKERS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; SOURCE ROCK;

BULL MOUNTAIN BASIN; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249015670     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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