The analysis of oil trapped during secondary migration

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1489-1511

  George, Simon C ^a   Ahmed, Manzur ^a   Liu, Keyu ^a   Volk, Herbert ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID INCLUSIONS (FI); OIL MIGRATION PATHWAYS; OIL SATURATION; SECONDARY MIGRATION;

COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PETROGRAPHY; QUARTZ; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM;

EID: 7444263519     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.07.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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