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Latest revision as of 21:39, 4 February 2022
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Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps | |
Series | Treatise in Petroleum Geology |
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Part | Critical elements of the petroleum system |
Chapter | Evaluating source rocks |
Author | Carol A. Law |
Link | Web page |
Store | AAPG Store |
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.
See also
- Source rock
- Rock-Eval pyrolysis
- LECO method in estimating richness
- Using conventional well logs to estimate richness