Diamondoid hydrocarbon ratios as indicators of biodegradation in Australian crude oils

The effect of biodegradation on diamondoid distributions in petroleum has been investigated on a series of crude oils reservoired in two Australian sedimentary basins, the Gippsland Basin and the Carnarvon Basin. The ratio of methylada-mantanes to adamantane rises with increasing biodegradation. Sig...

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Main Authors: Grice, Kliti, Alexander, Robert, Kagi, Robert
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science 2000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46702