Constraints on the quantitative assessment of in-reservoir biodegradation using compound-specific stable carbon isotopes

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1215-1221

  Wilkes, Heinz ^a   Vieth, Andrea ^a   Elias, Rouven ^a,b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHODS; APPLIED (CO); BIODEGRADATION PROCESSES; CHARGING (MATERIALS); COMPOUND SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS (CSIA); CRUDE OILS; ELSEVIER (CO); ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; LIGHT HYDROCARBONS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PETROLEUM GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RAYLEIGH; RAYLEIGH EQUATIONS; RAYLEIGH MODELS; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEGRADATION; EARTH SCIENCES; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; MICROBIOLOGY; MIXING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SULFATE MINERALS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CRUDE OIL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MODELING; PETROLEUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; RESERVOIR;

EID: 48049103698     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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