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<journal-id>0035-001X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de física]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. fis.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0035-001X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Física]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0035-001X2006000900018</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[EPR and EOM studies in well samples from some Venezuelan oil fields: correlation with magnetic authigenesis]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz]]></surname>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aldana]]></surname>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jiménez]]></surname>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sequera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costanzo-Álvarez]]></surname>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas Centro de Física ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Simon Bolívar Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caracas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
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<aff id="A03">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Carabobo Departamento de Física ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Valencia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>05</month>
<year>2006</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>05</month>
<year>2006</year>
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<volume>52</volume>
<fpage>63</fpage>
<lpage>65</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0035-001X2006000900018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0035-001X2006000900018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0035-001X2006000900018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), magnetic susceptibility (MS) and extractable organic matter (EOM) measurements were carried out in drilling fines, from near-surface levels, from producer and non-producer wells, with the purpose of examining a possible causal relationship between magnetic contrasts and underlying hydrocarbons. Organic matter free radical concentration (OMFRC) and EOM anomalies were found only at the producer wells, in the same zone where MS anomalies were observed. The EOM anomalies coincide in depth with the MS ones, while the OMFRC anomalies lie close to them. The results could be explained if a net transfer of electrons from reduced organic matter, possible induced by the underlying reservoir, to Fe(III) (e.g. hematite) occurs. This process alters the original organic matter and produces the formation of EOM and Fe(II) magnetic minerals (e.g. magnetite), with both anomalies coexisting.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Medidas de resonancia paramagnética electrónica (EPR), susceptibilidad magnética (MS) y materia orgánica extraible (EOM) fueron realizadas en muestras de niveles cercanos a la superficie de pozos productores y no-productores, con el propósito de examinar una posible relación causal entre contrastes magnéticos y el reservorio subyacente. Sólo se encontraron anomalías de concentración de radicales libres de la materia orgánica (OMFRC) y de EOM en los pozos productores, en la misma zona donde se observan anomalías de MS. Las anomalías de EOM coinciden en profundidad con las de MS, mientras que las de OMFRC están en niveles cercanos a ellas. Los resultados pueden ser explicados si ocurre una transferencia neta de electrones de la materia orgánica reducida, posiblemente inducida por el reservorio subyacente, al Fe(III) (ej. hematita). Este proceso altera la materia orgánica original y tiene como resultado la formación de la EOM y minerales magnéticos con Fe(II), (ej. magnetita), y por tanto la coexistencia de ambas anomalías.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Electron paramagnetic resonance]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Resonancia paramagnética electrónica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[materia orgánica extraible]]></kwd>
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</front><body><![CDATA[ <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="4">F&iacute;sica del Petr&oacute;lero </font></p>     <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="4"><b>EPR and EOM studies in well samples from some Venezuelan oil fields: correlation with magnetic authigenesis</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="center"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>M. D&iacute;az&ordf;, M. Aldana<sup>b</sup>, S.M. Jim&eacute;nez<sup>c</sup>, P. Sequera<sup>b</sup>, and V. Costanzo&#150;&Aacute;lvarez<sup>b</sup></b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><sup>&ordf; </sup>Centro de F&iacute;sica, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cient&iacute;ficas, <i>Apartado 21827, Caracas 1020A, Venezuela.</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i><sup>b </sup>Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Simon Bol&iacute;var, </i><i>Apartado 89000, Caracas 1081&#150;A, Venezuela.</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><i><sup>c</sup> Departamento de F&iacute;sica, Facyt, Universidad de Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela</i></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Recibido el 24 de noviembre de 2003    <br> Aceptado el 20 de marzo de 2004</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Abstract</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), magnetic susceptibility (MS) and extractable organic matter (EOM) measurements were carried out in drilling fines, from near&#150;surface levels, from producer and non&#150;producer wells, with the purpose of examining a possible causal relationship between magnetic contrasts and underlying hydrocarbons. Organic matter free radical concentration (OMFRC) and EOM anomalies were found only at the producer wells, in the same zone where MS anomalies were observed. The EOM anomalies coincide in depth with the MS ones, while the OMFRC anomalies lie close to them. The results could be explained if a net transfer of electrons from reduced organic matter, possible induced by the underlying reservoir, to Fe(III) <i>(e.g. </i>hematite) occurs. This process alters the original organic matter and produces the formation of EOM and Fe(II) magnetic minerals <i>(e.g. </i>magnetite), with both anomalies coexisting.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Keywords:</b>  Electron paramagnetic resonance; extractable organic matter; free radicals</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Resumen</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">Medidas de resonancia paramagn&eacute;tica electr&oacute;nica (EPR), susceptibilidad magn&eacute;tica (MS) y materia org&aacute;nica extraible (EOM) fueron realizadas en muestras de niveles cercanos a la superficie de pozos productores y no&#150;productores, con el prop&oacute;sito de examinar una posible relaci&oacute;n causal entre contrastes magn&eacute;ticos y el reservorio subyacente. S&oacute;lo se encontraron anomal&iacute;as de concentraci&oacute;n de radicales libres de la materia org&aacute;nica (OMFRC) y de EOM en los pozos productores, en la misma zona donde se observan anomal&iacute;as de MS. Las anomal&iacute;as de EOM coinciden en profundidad con las de MS, mientras que las de OMFRC est&aacute;n en niveles cercanos a ellas. Los resultados pueden ser explicados si ocurre una transferencia neta de electrones de la materia org&aacute;nica reducida, posiblemente inducida por el reservorio subyacente, al Fe(III) (ej. hematita). Este proceso altera la materia org&aacute;nica original y tiene como resultado la formaci&oacute;n de la EOM y minerales magn&eacute;ticos con Fe(II), (ej. magnetita), y por tanto la coexistencia de ambas anomal&iacute;as.</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Descriptores:</b> Resonancia paramagn&eacute;tica electr&oacute;nica; materia org&aacute;nica extraible; radicales libres.</font></p>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">PACS: 76.30.Rn; 91.60.Pn; 89.20.Bb</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><a href="/pdf/rmf/v52s3/v52s3a18.pdf">DESCARGAR ART&Iacute;CULO EN FORMATO PDF</a></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">&nbsp;</font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2"><b>Acknowledgements</b></font></p>     <p align="justify"><font face="verdana" size="2">We thank Dr. M. Jackson (IRM Institute) for the low temperature MS measurements. 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