Alteration of crude oils from the Troll area by biodegradation: Analysis of oil and water samples

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1865-1883

  Barman Skaare, B ^a   Wilkes, H ^b   Vieth, A ^b   Rein, E ^c   Barth, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL BENZENES; ALTERATION; METHYLCYCLOHEXANE;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CYCLOHEXANE; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ACIDITY; ALKANE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRUDE OIL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; TROLL FIELD;

EID: 35548930733     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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