Using multiple 1 H and 13 C NMR spectroscopic techniques, we have investigated the C8 cut from samples of liquid products obtained by the oligomerization of light olefins over solid phosphoric acid (SPA) and MTW zeolite. The carbon species present, CH n (n = 0−3), were identified by DEPT NMR and quantified using inverse-gated decoupled 13 C NMR spectra. The olefinic protons and carbons as well as the types of olefins were quantified. 13 C NMR shows that the amount of methyl carbons is similar for both catalysts but that methylene and methyne carbon distributions are different. The product obtained over MTW catalyst showed higher quantities of quaternary olefins, likely from type V tetrasubstituted olefins, compared to that over SPA catalyst. In addition, 2D NMR has also been attempted to understand the proton and carbon connectivities and confirmed the presence of type I and II olefins.