Assessment of n-alkanes and acyclic isoprenoids (geochemical markers) in crudes: A case study of Iraq and Niger delta, Nigeria

This study was designed to determine the ratios of the isoprenoids and n-alkanes in an imported crude oil sample (Bassrah from Iraq) and four crude oil samples (Bodo, Bonny-Export, Escravos and Penningston) from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria to ascertain the levels of maturity and as an indicato...

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Main Authors: C.A. Nwadinigwe, T.N. Alumona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111006211630191X