Crude oil biodegradation and environmental factors at the riutort oil shale mine, se pyrenees

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-139

  Permanyer, A ^a   Gallego, J L R ^b   Caja, M A ^c,d   Dessort, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

^e CSTJF   (France)

Author keywords

Arm ncies Formation; Biodegradation; Eocene; Oil seeps; Oil shales; Pyrenees

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC FRACTION; BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; DEGRADING BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; EOCENE; ISOPRENOIDS; ISOTOPE SIGNATURES; LABORATORY STUDIES; LIQUID OIL; MICROBIAL MATS; MOLECULAR MARKER; N-ALKANES; OIL SAMPLES; ORGANIC-RICH SOURCE ROCK; PYRENEES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SULPHUR CONTENT;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL; DEGRADATION; ISOTOPES; LAKES; MICROBIOLOGY; PARAFFINS; SHALE; SHALE OIL; SULFUR;

OIL SHALE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EOCENE; HYDROCARBON SEEP; MICROBIAL MAT; OIL SEEP; OIL SHALE; SOURCE ROCK;

PYRENEES;

EID: 77954402623     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2010.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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