Experimental investigation of the compositional variation of petroleum during primary migration

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1373-1397

  Eseme, E ^a   Littke, R ^a   Krooss, B M ^a   Schwarzbauer, J ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTHERMAL HEATING; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; RESIDUAL BITUMEN;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FATTY ACIDS; OIL SHALE; PARAFFINS; PYROLYSIS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ALKANE; BITUMEN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FATTY ACID; FRACTIONATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; KEROGEN; PYROLYSIS; SOURCE ROCK;

EID: 34547128619     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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