Light Hydrocarbons for Petroleum and
Gas Prospecting
V.T. Jones, III, M.D. Matthews and D.M. Richers
Geochemical Remote Sensing of the Subsurface. Edited by M.Hale
Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry, Vol. 7 (G.J.S. Govett, Editor)
©1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
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TABLE 5-II
In vitro generation
of C1-C4 hydrocarbons (average concentrations, ppm).
Reproduced with permission from Janezic, 1979.
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36oC |
25oC |
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Gas |
Inoculate |
Control |
Inoculate |
Control |
|
Methane |
14,862.000 |
3.416 |
4,814.000 |
2.003 |
|
Propane |
0.081 |
0.073 |
0.051 |
0.050 |
|
i-butane |
0.022 |
0.022 |
0.014 |
0.009 |
|
n-butane |
0.055 |
0.060 |
0.038 |
0.033 |
|
Ethylene |
5.101 |
1.670 |
2.310 |
0.434 |
|
Propylene |
0.086 |
0.089 |
0.057 |
0.045 |