The controls on the composition of biodegraded oils in the deep subsurface - Part 3. The impact of microorganism distribution on petroleum geochemical gradients in biodegraded petroleum reservoirs

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-105

  Bennett, B ^a   Adams, J J ^a,c   Gray, N D ^b   Sherry, A ^b   Oldenburg, T B P ^a   Huang, H ^a   Larter, S R ^a,b   Head, I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; BACTERIAL ABUNDANCE; BACTERIAL CELLS; BIODEGRADED OIL; CELL ABUNDANCE; COMPONENT CONCENTRATION; DEAD OIL VISCOSITY; DETECTION LIMITS; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; HYDROCARBON COMPOSITIONS; ISOPRENOIDS; METHYLPHENANTHRENE; MICROBIAL ABUNDANCES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL CELLS; MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; N-ALKANES; OIL COLUMN; OIL RESERVOIRS; OIL SATURATION; OIL WATER CONTACT; OIL-WATER; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; SCALE CONTROL; SUBSURFACE BIOSPHERE; SUBSURFACE SEDIMENTS; TRANSITION ZONES; VERTICAL WELLS;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; BIOSPHERICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; OIL FIELDS; PARAFFINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SEDIMENTS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOREACTOR; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HEAVY OIL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOPRENOID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OIL FIELD; ORGANIC CARBON; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; VISCOSITY;

CANADA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84873731134     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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