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The paper presents gaz chromatography–mass spectrometry and 1H- and 13C-NMR data on the composition of hydrocarbon markers and structural-group composition of oils in the Timan–Pechora oil and gas province. The set of samples is subdivided into groups whose oils differ in composition and the distribution of their polycyclic biomarkers. All of the oils show closely similar geochemical characteristics, types of their source organic matter, and thermal maturity. Comparison of oil characteristics (composition of the polycyclic biomarkers) and parameters determined by chromatography–mass spectrometry makes it possible to reveal certain important (and calling for further investigation) relations between the composition of the structural groups of hydrocarbons in the oil fluid and its geochemical characteristics.
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Original Russian Text © D.A. Bushnev, M.B. Smirnov, N.S. Burdel’naya, O.V. Valyaeva, 2017, published in Geokhimiya, 2017, No. 9, pp. 811–823.
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Bushnev, D.A., Smirnov, M.B., Burdel’naya, N.S. et al. Molecular and structural-group characteristics of hydrocarbons in Late Devonian oils of the Timan–Pechora Province. Geochem. Int. 55, 802–813 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001670291708002X
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