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Differentiation of crude oils and condensates by distribution of saturated hydrocarbons: 2. Oil types according to sterane and terpane distributions

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Crude oils have been differentiated in terms of the distribution of steranes and terpanes analyzed by means of gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Mass chromatograms of oils of different genotypes (including unique ones) are presented.

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Original Russian Text © G.N. Gordadze, M.V. Girutz, A.R. Poshibaeva, 2017, published in Neftekhimiya, 2017, Vol. 57, No. 5, pp. 503–514.

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Gordadze, G.N., Girutz, M.V. & Poshibaeva, A.R. Differentiation of crude oils and condensates by distribution of saturated hydrocarbons: 2. Oil types according to sterane and terpane distributions. Pet. Chem. 57, 826–837 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0965544117100085

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