Retardation of oil cracking to gas and pressure induced combination reactions to account for viscous oil in deep petroleum basins: evidence from oil and n-hexadecane pyrolysis at water pressures up to 900bar

This study reports a laboratory pyrolysis experimental study on oil and n-hexadecane to rationalise the thermal stability of oil in deep petroleum reservoirs. Using a 25 ml Hastelloy pressure vessel, a 35° API North Sea oil (Oseberg) and n-hexadecane (n-C16), were pyrolysed separately under non-hydr...

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Main Authors: Uguna, Clement N., Carr, Andrew D., Snape, Colin E., Meredith, Will
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34464/