Source-rock identification by isotope analyses of natural gases from fields in the Val Verde and Delaware basins, west Texas

1975/12/01 by Wolfgang J. Stahl, Wolfgang Stahl, Byrl D. Carey · 312 citations
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Environmental Science · #Carbon fibers #Chemistry #Earth science #Environmental chemistry #Geochemistry #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis #Isotope #Isotopes of carbon #Isotopic signature #Maturity (psychological) #Methane #Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena #Mineralogy #Natural gas #Paleontology #Propane #Source rock #Stable isotope ratio #Structural basin #Total organic carbon #δ13C

paper · doi:10.1016/0009-2541(75)90065-0

published in Chemical Geology 16(4), 257-267 (Elsevier BV)

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