Source rock richness is determined by measuring the total organic carbon (TOC) present in a rock. The two most common techniques of analyzing a rock for TOC are Rock-Eval pyrolysis with TOC and the LECO method. Conventional well logs can also provide information for evaluating interval richness.
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[[Source rock]] richness is determined by measuring the total organic carbon (TOC) present in a rock. The two most common techniques of analyzing a rock for TOC are Rock-Eval pyrolysis with TOC and the LECO method. Conventional well logs can also provide information for evaluating interval richness.
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Links in this article first discuss what TOC is and then describe these three techniques and the information they yield.
* [[Measuring a rock's ability to generate hydrocarbons]]
* [[Measuring a rock's ability to generate hydrocarbons]]