Preliminary results on the formation of organosulfur compounds in sulfate-rich petroleum reservoirs submitted to steam injection

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1130-1136

  Kowalewski, Isabelle ^a   Fiedler, Christoph ^a   Parra, Teddy ^a   Adam, Pierre ^b   Albrecht, Pierre ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANO SULFUR COMPOUNDS; STEAM INJECTIONS; SULFATE REDUCTION;

FOSSIL FUELS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SOUR GAS; SULFATE MINERALS; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

MODELING; NUCLEATION; PETROLEUM; REDUCTION; RESERVOIR; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 47849120238     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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