
TY  - JOUR
A1  - James, B. J. Burns A. T. 
A1  - Emmett, J.K. 
T1  - THE USE OF GAS ISOTOPES IN DETERMINING THE SOURCE OF SOME GIPPSLAND BASIN OILS
JF  - The APPEA Journal
JO  - The APPEA Journal
Y1  - 1984
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
SP  - 217
EP  - 221
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ83018 
N2  - The technique of determining the level of maturity of a gas by using the isotopic separation between its hydrocarbon components has been applied to gases flashed from undersaturated Gippsland Basin oils. The results suggest that the Gippsland Basin oils have been generated at an LOM of 11-12. Fluviatile shales of Late Cretaceous age at depths of around 3900 m are interpreted as being the source for much of the paraffinic oil discovered to date. 
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