Formation temperatures of thermogenic and biogenic methane

Science

Volumn 344, Issue 6191, 2014, Pages 1500-1503

  Stolper, D A ^a   Lawson, M ^b   Davis, C L ^b   Ferreira, A A ^c   Santos Neto, E V ^c   Ellis, G S ^d   Lewan, M D ^d   Martini, A M ^e   Tang, Y ^f   Schoell, M ^g   Sessions, A L ^a   Eiler, J M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^f Power Environmental and Energy Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^g GasConsult International LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; METHANE; CARBON; PETROLEUM;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE GAS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GREENHOUSE GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANOGEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGENESIS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; EURYARCHAEOTA; GAS; HEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OIL AND GAS FIELD; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON ISOTOPES; EURYARCHAEOTA; GASES; HOT TEMPERATURE; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; PETROLEUM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84903289479     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1254509     Document Type: Article

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