Abiogenic Methane and the Origin of Petroleum
@article{Gold1982AbiogenicMA,
title={Abiogenic Methane and the Origin of Petroleum},
author={T. Gold and S. Soter},
journal={Energy Exploration & Exploitation},
year={1982},
volume={1},
pages={104 - 89}
}The concentration of carbon at the surface of the Earth is the result of a gradual seepage of carbon-bearing gases from the deeper layers. There is a growing body of evidence that these gases are not always oxidized, as had been generally assumed, but that a substantial proportion emerges as methane. Complex organic molecules of non-biological origin are very abundant in some meteorites and must have been incorporated by the accreting Earth. Methane generated from such materials in the mantle… CONTINUE READING
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