The abundance and distribution of diamondoids in biodegraded oils from the San Joaquin Valley: Implications for biodegradation of diamondoids in petroleum reservoirs

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1910-1926

  Wei, Zhibin ^a   Moldowan, J Michael ^a   Peters, Kenneth E ^b   Wang, Ye ^a   Xiang, Willie ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMANTANES; DIAMONDOIDS; TRIAMANTANES;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ABUNDANCE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; CRACKING; CRUDE OIL; METABOLISM; OIL; PETROLEUM; RESERVOIR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 35448972847     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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