Geochemistry of medium gravity crude oils in southern Alberta and northern Montana

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-120

  Manzano Kareah, B K ^a   Stevenson, P M ^b   Riediger, C L ^c  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b HUSKY ENERGY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DATA REDUCTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAVITATION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SHALE; SOILS; SULFUR;

CALCAREOUS SHALES; OIL GRAVITY; PETROLEUM GEOCHEMISTRY DATA;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRUDE OIL; DEVONIAN; MISSISSIPPIAN; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

ALBERTA; CANADA; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644334738     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/52.2.105     Document Type: Article

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