Bulk composition and phase behaviour of petroleum sourced by the Bakken Formation of the Williston Basin

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 7, Issue 0, 2010, Pages 1065-1077

  Kuhn, P ^a   Di Primio, R ^a   Horsfield, B ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; North America; Phase behaviour; Phase kinetics; Play assessmetn; Shale oil play; Unconventional resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052529089     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0071065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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