Constraining the genetic relationships of 25-norhopanes, hopanoic and  25-norhopanoic acids in onshore Niger Delta oils using  a temperature-dependent material balance

Umar A. Lamorde; John Parnell; Stephen A. Bowden

doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.12.004

Constraining the genetic relationships of 25-norhopanes, hopanoic and 25-norhopanoic acids in onshore Niger Delta oils using a temperature-dependent material balance

Umar A. Lamorde, John Parnell, Stephen A. Bowden

Nigerian national Petroleum Corporation

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Abstract

Analysis of oil samples from the Niger Delta (Nigeria) revealed a range of structurally related hopanes, including 25-norhopanes, and hopanoic and 25-norhopanoic acids. 25-Norhopanes were detected in all medium and heavily biodegraded oils and were most abundant in the heavily degraded oils. Hopanoic acids (C30-C33) and 25-norhopanoic acids (C30-C31) were most abundant in moderately degraded oils and occurred in reduced concentration in heavily degraded oils but were absent from, or in trace concentration in, slightly degraded oils. Consideration of the structures suggests that 25-norhopanoic acids form via carboxylation of 25-norhopanes or demethylation of hopanoic acids. Mass balance for the onshore Niger Delta oils suggests that formation of 25-norhopanes operates independently of 25-norhopanoic acid formation and that 25-norhopanoic acids are likely transient intermediates for only a small proportion of the 25-norhopanes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-43
Number of pages	13
Journal	Organic Geochemistry
Volume	79
Early online date	13 Dec 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.12.004
Publication status	Published - Feb 2015

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Acknowledgements
U.L. acknowledges the Department of Petroleum Resources of Nigeria for permission to release crude oil samples and the management of Shell Nigeria for provision of samples. The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) provided the funds for this research through the award of scholarship to U.L. Sadat Kolonic (SPDC, Nigeria) provided the corrected BHT. The manuscript and work greatly benefitted from the critical and insightful reviews provided by K. Peters and an anonymous reviewer.

Keywords

biodegradation
crude oil
hopanes
25-Norhopanes
hopanoic acids
25-norhopanoic acids
mass balance
Niger Delta

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Constraining the genetic relationships of 25-norhopanes, hopanoic and 25-norhopanoic acids in onshore Niger Delta oils using a temperature-dependent material balance

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