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Petroleum geochemistry

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  • Petroleum Geochemistry is generally the study of naturally occurring hydrocarbons (liquid and vapour petroleum) as well as the source rocks from which they are generated. Source rock studies generally determine the amount of oil or gas a rock can potentially generate as well as assessing the maturity of a particular sample.

 

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