Controls on hydrocarbon properties in a Paleozoic petroleum system in Saudi Arabia: Exploration and development implications

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-188

  Arouri, Khaled R ^a   Van Laer, Pierre J ^b   Prudden, Mark H ^b   Jenden, Peter D ^a   Carrigan, William J ^a   Al Hajji, Adnan A ^b  

^a Saudi Arabian Oil Company   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; GAS CONDENSATES; GAS GENERATORS; GASES; GASOLINE; GRADING; OILS AND FATS; PHASE SEPARATION;

CONDENSATE TO GAS RATIOS; EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT; HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURES; HYDROCARBON PROPERTIES; PALEOZOIC PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; PETROLEUM INCLUSIONS; RETROGRADE CONDENSATION; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

CARBONIFEROUS; GAS PRODUCTION; HOMOGENEITY; HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; OIL FIELD; PERMIAN; PETROLEUM; SANDSTONE;

EASTERN PROVINCE [SAUDI ARABIA]; GHAZAL FIELD; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77649204358     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/07060908133     Document Type: Article

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