Research Article

[Retracted] Geochemical Characteristics of Crude Oil in Member 7 of Yanchang Formation in Yanchang Oilfield

Table 3

Terpene crude oil maturity mark.

Specific valueOil generation stageBalance pointOverripe-over-ripe

Epihopane C31-αβ22S/(C31-αβ22S + C31-αβ22R)0.5∼0.540.60.57∼0.63
β hopane/β α monane1.04.0∼7.0>7.0