| Abstract: | Carbon dioxide from a submarine seep in Norton Sound carries a minor component of gas- and gasoline-range hydrocarbons. The molecular and isotopic compositions of the hydrocarbon gases and the presence of gasoline-range hydrocarbons indicate that these molecules are derived from thermal alteration of marine and/or nonmarine organic matter buried within Norton basin. The gasoline-range hydrocarbon distribution suggests that the hydrocarbon mixture is an immature petroleum-like condensate of lower temperature origin than normal crude oil. The submarine seep provides a natural example in support of a carbon dioxide solution transport mechanism thought to be operative in the migration of hydrocarbons in certain reservoirs.-Authors |
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| Citation Author: | Kvenvolden, K. A.; Claypool, G. E. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Origin of gasoline-range hydrocarbons and their migration by solution in carbon dioxide in Norton basin, Alaska.; 1980; Article; Journal; American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin; Kvenvolden, K. A.; Claypool, G. E. |
| Citation Start Page: | 1078 |
| Citation Volume: | 64 |
| Citation Year: | 1980 |
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| Text: | Origin of gasoline-range hydrocarbons and their migration by solution in carbon dioxide in Norton basin, Alaska.; 1980; Article; Journal; American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin; Kvenvolden, K. A.; Claypool, G. E. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1980 00:00 -0600 |
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