BULK COMPOSITION OF SOME SAUDI ARABIAN CRUDE OILS IN RELATION TO MATURATION, ORIGIN AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS

• Published in: Petroleum science and technology Vol. 15; no. 9-10; pp. 839 - 856
• Main Authors: El-Sabagh, S.M., Al-Dhafeer, M.M., Faramawy, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colchester Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.1997; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Constitution and properties of crude oils, shale oils, natural gas and bitumens. Analysis and characteristics; Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; Fuels; Saudi Arabia; Asia; Biodegradation; Gas chromatography; Chemical analysis; Petroleum origin; Crude oil; Oil maturation; Geochemistry; Experimental study; Petroleum migration

Ten crude oil samples, covering wide range of maturity (API = 18.5−36.1), were assembled from Safaniya, Abqiq, Ain-Dar, Wafra, Marjan, and Zulf oil fields in the area of Arabian Gulf. Different analytical techniques, including liquid chromatographic separation, gas chromatography, and nuclear magnet...