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| The table below lists a procedure for estimating the volume of migrated hydrocarbons available to fill a trap. | | The table below lists a procedure for estimating the volume of migrated hydrocarbons available to fill a trap. |
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| + | # Calculate the volume of hydrocarbons generated by the [[source rock]], using the formula <math>\text{V} = \text{A} \times \text{T} \times \text{Y} \times \text{M}</math>, where: |
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| + | #* ''V'' = potential charge volume |
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| + | #* ''A'' = area |
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| + | #* ''T'' = source rock thickness |
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| + | #* ''Y'' = hydrocarbon yield per volume of source from each kerogen facies and maturity class |
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| + | #* ''M'' = migration efficiency |
− | | Calculate the volume of hydrocarbons generated by the [[source rock]], using the formula ''V'' = ''A'' × ''T'' × ''Y'' × ''M'', where:
| + | # Estimate the proportion of the source rock that supplied hydrocarbons to the area in which the trap is located (drainage area). Use a map of the mature source rock. |
− | * ''V'' = potential charge volume | + | # Estimate the efficiency of the migration process. For example, did 20% of the generated hydrocarbons travel from the source rock to the trap? |
− | * ''A'' = area | + | # Calculate the volume of migrated hydrocarbons available to fill the trap |
− | * ''T'' = source rock thickness | |
− | * ''Y'' = hydrocarbon yield per volume of source from each kerogen facies and maturity class | |
− | * ''M'' = migration efficiency | |
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− | | Estimate the proportion of the source rock that supplied hydrocarbons to the area in which the trap is located (drainage area). Use a map of the mature source rock.
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− | | Estimate the efficiency of the migration process. For example, did 20% of the generated hydrocarbons travel from the source rock to the trap?
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− | | Calculate the volume of migrated hydrocarbons available to fill the trap
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| ==Estimating drainage area== | | ==Estimating drainage area== |