The effect of origin and genetic processes of low molecular weight aromatic hydrocarbons in petroleum on their stable carbon isotopic compositions

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-33

  Le Metayer P ^a   Grice, K ^a   Chow, C N ^b   Caccetta, L ^b   Maslen, E ^a   Dawson, D ^a,c   Fusetti, L ^a,d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WOODSIDE ENERGY LTD   (Australia)

^d TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Carbon isotopes; Geosynthetic processes; Maturity; Methane; Petroleum; Reservoirs; Sources; Trans alkylation

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; CARBON; CRUDE OIL; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; METHANE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

AROMATIC COMPONENTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DEGREE OF METHYLATIONS; GEOSYNTHETICS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MATURITY; TRANS-ALKYLATION;

ISOTOPES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIAGENESIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; METHYLATION; PETROLEUM; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84901020707     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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