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Comparison of Michigan Basin crude oilsMichigan Basin oils from the Ordovician Trenton, Silurian Niagaran, and Devonian Dundee formations have been geochemically compared by GC, GC-MS, and carbon isotope mass spectrometry. One oil from each formation was selected for detailed analysis which included measurement of individual n-alkane delta 13 C values. The Ordovician and Devonian oils are strikingly similar to one another, yet clearly different from the Silurian oil. This pattern is unexpected because Ordovician and Devonian reservoirs are physically separated by the Silurian strata. From time-temperature considerations, the Devonian oil probably was formed in older strata and has migrated to its present location. Our analyses suggest a common source for the Devonian and Ordovician oils.
Document ID
19820033472
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Vogler, E. A.
(Indiana, University Bloomington, IN, United States)
Meyers, P. A.
(Michigan, University Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Moore, W. A.
(Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Volume: 45
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
82A17007
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-15-003-118
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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