Geochemistry of crude oil samples from the Iranian sector of the Persian Gulf

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-316

  Rabbani, A R ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Kerogen; Persian Gulf; Source rocks; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY;

ANOXIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMARKER; CALCAREOUS SHALES; CRUDE OILS; GENETIC GROUPS; GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; JURASSIC; OIL SAMPLES; OILFIELDS; PERSIAN GULF; S OURCE ROCKS;

EARTH SCIENCES;

BIOMARKER; CRUDE OIL; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KEROGEN; LITHOLOGY; OIL FIELD; SOURCE ROCK; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 47649120391     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2008.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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