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MIXED BASE CRUDE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

A crude oil in which both paraffinic and naphthenic hydrocarbons are present in approximately equal proportion.

CONT

It is common to refer to an oil as having a paraffin base, a naphthenic or asphalt base, or a mixed base. ... Mixed-base crude oils are called the Mid-Continent type because of their prevalence in Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and in Texas outside of the Gulf coast.

Key term(s)
  • mixed base crude
  • mixed base crude oil
  • mixed-base petroleum
  • mixed base petroleum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés

Spanish

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