Correction to: Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology (2021) 11:327–345 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-020-01052-7

In the original publication of the article, the corresponding author Ramadoss Kesavakumar's affiliation was erroneously published, the correction affiliation should read as “Minerals and Chemicals Division, Dawn Calorific Exports, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India”.

This has been corrected in this paper.