Comparison of petroleum generation kinetics by isothermal hydrous and nonisothermal open-system pyrolysis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1457-1475

  Lewan, M D ^a   Ruble, T E ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROUS PYROLYSIS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; OPEN-SYSTEM PYROLYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ISOTHERMS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PYROLYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROUS MINERAL; ISOTHERM; KEROGEN; KINETICS; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUND; PETROLEUM; PYROLYSIS; SOURCE ROCK; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREEN RIVER; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UINTA BASIN; UNITED STATES; ZAGROS BASIN;

EID: 4344608468     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(02)00182-1     Document Type: Article

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