Aspects of petroleum basin evolution due to gas advection and evaporative fractionation

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 370-385

  Thompson, K F M ^a  

^a Petroleum/Geochemical Data   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APRIORI; BASIN EVOLUTION; CARBON NUMBER; CARBONATE SEDIMENTS; DRY GAS; EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS; GAS/OIL RATIOS; LIQUID FRACTION; MARINE OIL; MOLAR CONCENTRATION; PSEUDO-COMPONENTS; PVT DATA; RESERVOIR FLUID; SATURATION PRESSURE; SLOPE FACTORS; TYPE II;

ADVECTION;

GAS OILS;

ADVECTION; BASIN EVOLUTION; EVAPORATION; FRACTIONATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; KEROGEN; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 77249108294     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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