Direct radiometric dating of hydrocarbon deposits using rhenium-osmium isotopes - PubMed

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Direct radiometric dating of hydrocarbon deposits using rhenium-osmium isotopes

David Selby et al. Science. 2005.

Abstract

Rhenium-osmium (Re-Os) data from migrated hydrocarbons establish the timing of petroleum emplacement for the giant oil sand deposits of Alberta, Canada, at 112 +/- 5.3 million years ago. This date does not support models that invoke oil generation and migration for these deposits in the Late Cretaceous. Most Re-Os data from a variety of deposits within the giant hydrocarbon system show similar characteristics, supporting the notion of a single source for these hydrocarbons. The Re-Os data disqualify Cretaceous rocks as the primary hydrocarbon source but suggest an origin from older source rocks. This approach should be applicable to dating oil deposits worldwide.

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• Geochemistry. When do rocks become oil?

  Schaefer BF. Schaefer BF. Science. 2005 May 27;308(5726):1267-8. doi: 10.1126/science.1113158. Science. 2005. PMID: 15919982 No abstract available.

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