An isotopic study of hydrocarbon generation processes

Aylward, 1974

Blom, 1960

Brooks, 1969, The diagenesis of plant lipids during the formation of coal, petroleum and natural gas—II. Coalification and the formation of oil and gas in the Gippsland Basin, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 33, 1183, 10.1016/0016-7037(69)90040-4

Chung, 1980, Carbon isotope effects during the pyrolytic formation of early methane from carbonaceous materials, 705

Claypool, 1974, The origin and distribution of methane in marine sediments, 99

Craig, 1953, The geochemistry of stable carbon isotopes, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 3, 53, 10.1016/0016-7037(53)90001-5

Craig, 1961, Isotopic variations in meteoric waters, Science, 133, 1702, 10.1126/science.133.3465.1702

Dansgaard, 1964, Stable isotopes in precipitation, Tellus, 16, 436, 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1964.tb00181.x

Degens, 1969, Biogeochemistry of stable carbon isotopes, 304

Embleton, 1981, A review of the palaeomagnetismthe Continents, Vol. 2, 77

Estep, 1980, Biogeochemistry of the stable hydrogen isotopes, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 44, 1197, 10.1016/0016-7037(80)90073-3

Evans, 1984, Determination of the hydrocarbon prospectivity of sediments by hydrogenation, APEA J., 24, 222

Fuex, 1977, The use of stable carbon isotopes in hydrocarbon exploration, J. Geochem. Explor., 7, 155, 10.1016/0375-6742(77)90080-2

Friedrich, 1972, Some measurements on the12C/13C ratio in methane and ethane desorbed from hard coal or released by pyrolysis, 639

Galimov, 1980, 13C/12C in kerogen, 270

Hoering, 1969, Reactions of the organic matter in a recent marine sediment, Annual Report of the Director Geophysical Laboratory. Carnegie Institute Year Book 1967–1968, 199

James, 1983, Correlation of natural gas by use of carbon isotopic distribution between hydrocarbon components, Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 67, 1176

Redding, 1978, Hydrogen and carbon isotopes in coals and kerogens, 348

Redding, 1980, Hydrogen and carbon isotopic composition of coals and kerogens, 711

Rigby, 1981, An isotopic study of gases and hydrocarbons in the Copper Basin, APEA J., 21, 222

Rigby, 1982, A reassessment of stable carbon isotopes in hydrocarbon exploration, Erdo¨l Kohle Erdgas Petrochem., 35, 415

Rigby, 1981, The effect of maturation on the isotopic composition of fossil fuels, Org. Geochem., 3, 29, 10.1016/0146-6380(81)90010-3

Rogers, 1982, Isotopic mapping of transition-state structural features associated with enzymic catalysis of methyl transfer, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 104, 3263, 10.1021/ja00376a003

Rohrback, 1979, Analysis of low molecular weight products generated by thermal decomposition of organic matter in recent sedimentary environments

Sackett, 1968, Carbon isotope composition of natural methane occurrences, Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 52, 853

Schiegl, 1970, Deuterium content of organic matter, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 7, 307, 10.1016/0012-821X(69)90041-7

Schoell, 1980, The hydrogen and carbon isotopic composition of methane from natural gases of various origins, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 44, 649, 10.1016/0016-7037(80)90155-6

Schoell, 1983, Genetic characterization of natural gases, Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 67, 2225

Schoell, 1983, Maturity related biomarker and stable isotope variations and their application to oil/source rock correlation in the Mahakam delta Kalimantan, 156

Smith, 1970, Biogeochemistry of the stable isotopes of hydrogen and carbon in salt marsh biota, Plant. Physiol., 46, 738, 10.1104/pp.46.5.738

Smith, 1982, The stable isotope geochemistry of Australian coals, Org. Geochem., 3, 111, 10.1016/0146-6380(81)90016-4

Smith, 1983, D/H ratios of coals and the palaeolatitude of their deposition, Nature, 302, 322, 10.1038/302322a0

Smyth, 1983, Nature of source material for hydrocarbons in Cooper Basin, Australia, Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 67, 1422

Stahl, 1974, Carbon isotope fractionation in natural gas, Nature, 251, 134, 10.1038/251134a0

Tedder, 1972, Basic Organic Chemistry, Part 4, Natural Products, 141

Thomas, 1982, Land plant source rocks for oil and their significance in Australian basins, APEA J., 22, 164

Tissot, 1978

Wilson, 1984, Carbon distribution in coal and coal macerals by cross polarization magic angle spinning carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Anal. Chem., 56, 933, 10.1021/ac00270a018

Wingerning, 1977, Kohlenstoffisotopen von Methan, Erdo¨l Kohle Erdgas Petrochem., 30, 268

Yapp, 1982, A re-examination of cellulose-bound hydrogen δD measurements and some factors affecting plant water D/H relationships, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 46, 955, 10.1016/0016-7037(82)90051-5