Secondary hydrocarbon generation potential from heavy oil, oil sand and solid bitumen during the artificial maturation

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2024-2035

  Zhang, Qu ^a   Huang, Haiping ^b,c   Zheng, Lunjun ^a   Qin, Jianzhong ^a  

^a SEPRI   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MATURATION; RESIDUAL OIL ACCUMULATIONS; SECONDARY HYDROCARBON GENERATION POTENTIALS; SOLID BITUMEN;

CARBONATES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; OIL SANDS; PYROLYSIS; ROCKS;

HYDROCARBONS;

ACCUMULATION; BITUMEN; CARBONATE; COMPACTION; HEAVY OIL; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; KEROGEN; PYROLYSIS; RECOVERY;

EID: 36148950613     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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