Confocal microscopy of fluid inclusions reveals fluid-pressure histories of sediments and an unexpected origin of gas condensate

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1047-1050

  Aplin, A C ^a   Larter, S R ^a   Bigge, M A ^a   Macleod, G ^a   Swarbrick, R E ^a   Grunberger, D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Fluid inclusion; Gas condensate; Paleopressure

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASOLINE; MINERALOGY; OFFSHORE GAS FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

COMPOSITIONAL EVOLUTION; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE; FLUID INCLUSION; FLUID INCLUSION DATA; MODELING SOFTWARES; PALEOPRESSURE; PETROLEUM INCLUSIONS; VAPOR TEMPERATURE;

GAS CONDENSATES;

FLUID INCLUSION; GAS CONDENSATE; MICROSCOPY; P-T CONDITIONS;

EID: 84879888295     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<1047:CMOFIR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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