Application of Analytical Techniques to Petroleum Systems
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Cutting-edge techniques have always been utilized in petroleum exploration and production to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. The demand for petroleum in the form of oil and gas is expected to increase for electricity production, transport and chemical production, largely driven by an increase in energy consumption in the developing world. Innovations in analytical methods will continue to play a key role in the industry moving forwards as society shifts towards lower carbon energy systems and more advantaged oil and gas resources are targeted. This volume brings together new analytical approaches and describes how they can be applied to the study of petroleum systems. The papers within this volume cover a wide range of topics and case studies, in the fields of fluid and isotope geochemistry, organic geochemistry, imaging and sediment provenance. The work illustrates how the current, state-of-the-art technology can be effectively utilised to address ongoing challenges in petroleum geoscience.
Organic geochemical research analytics of the petroleum industry: enhanced data density and method flexibility using gas chromatograph multiple detector coupling
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Published:October 19, 2020
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M. Doerner, U. Berner, M. Erdmann, T. Barth, 2020. "Organic geochemical research analytics of the petroleum industry: enhanced data density and method flexibility using gas chromatograph multiple detector coupling", Application of Analytical Techniques to Petroleum Systems, Patrick J. Dowey, Mark Osborne, Herbert Volk
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Abstract
In traditional organic geochemical investigations analyses are usually segmented in rather time-consuming single working steps that also require off-line preparation for each analytical instrument which can add to analytical bias. Since industry laboratories need to be precise, as well as cost- and time-efficient, we present a flexible and modular analytical concept which enables the user to perform advanced organic geochemical methods on a single gas chromatograph coupled to multiple detectors. The coupled analytical system can perform analyses of natural gas composition up to n-butane, stable carbon isotopes of natural gas compounds up to n-butane, identification and quantification of major compounds in oils and extracts, and compound-specific isotopes of oil and extracts. The analytical methodologies are appropriate for enhancement to broaden the application spectrum of coupled detectors.
- aliphatic hydrocarbons
- alkanes
- applications
- biodegradation
- biomarkers
- butane
- C-13/C-12
- calibration
- carbon
- chromatograms
- classification
- computer programs
- crude oil
- data processing
- ethane
- experimental studies
- gas chromatograms
- hydrocarbons
- identification
- instruments
- isoprenoids
- isotope ratios
- isotopes
- laboratory studies
- mass spectra
- measurement
- n-alkanes
- natural gas
- organic compounds
- petroleum
- phytane
- pristane
- propane
- quantitative analysis
- reservoir rocks
- sample preparation
- sediments
- spectra
- stable isotopes