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Major and Minor Elements

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Surface Geochemistry in Petroleum Exploration

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Trace and major elements, certain isotopes, and the compounds in which they are incorporated have been used to identify petroleum microseepage. Applying these forms is a departure from typical surface geochemical methods and represents an attempt to find more reliable techniques, other than soil gas, to target petroleum accumulations. The results have been encouraging and have added information to the understanding of microseepage and the changes it causes in the near-surface. However, the results have not been sufficiently reliable, repeatable, or cost-effective to warrant replacing soil gas, radiometrics, or iodine.

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Tedesco, S.A. (1995). Major and Minor Elements. In: Surface Geochemistry in Petroleum Exploration. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2660-5_8

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