Application of fluorescence lifetime measurements on single petroleum-bearing fluid inclusions to demonstrate multicharge history in petroleum reservoirs

Geofluids

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 330-337

  Blamey, N J F ^a,b,c   Conliffe, J ^b   Parnell, J ^c   Ryder, A G ^b   Feely, M ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid inclusions; Fluorescence; Hydrocarbon; Lifetime; Multicharge; Petroleum

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLUID INCLUSION; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PETROLEUM; WAVELENGTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 70449636360     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2009.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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