Application of biomarker data in oil characterizationApplication of biomarker data in oil characterization Μεταπτυχιακή Διατριβή Master Thesis 2017-09-062017enBiological markers (biomarkers) are a large group of hydrocarbons that are readily employed to assess the nature of petroleum oil samples. While the chemical applications of biomarkers are vast, this study used selected acyclic and cyclic, polycyclic terpenoids, and tetraterpenoids to understand the nature of twenty Williston Basin oils. The analysis also used the BioTool, an updated database that was developed for this particular study. Some of the reliable biomarker ratios included saturated hydrocarbon pristine/phytane ratio, diasteranes/steranes, C24/C23 tricyclic terpane, C24TeT/C30 hopane, and C31 22R homohopane/C30 hopane. Overall, a biomarker analysis using the BioTool is efficient, effective, and user-friendly. Further work should be carried out developing constraints on the biomarker ratios for certain characteristic oil Basins.Master Thesis MSc Petroleum Engineeringhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης::Σχολή Μηχανικών Ορυκτών ΠόρωνGomez_Kiara-Jeannelle_MSc_2017.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2017-09-06application/pdf2.1 MBfree Kiara-Jeannelle Gomez Gomez Kiara-Jeannelle Foskolos Antonis Φωσκολος Αντωνης Maravelis Aggelos Pasadakis Nikos Πασαδακης Νικος Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης Technical University of Crete Biomarker data Oil characterization