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Series | Treatise in Petroleum Geology |
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Part | Critical elements of the petroleum system |
Chapter | Evaluating source rocks |
Author | Carol A. Law |
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Different types of kerogens convert to hydrocarbons at different rates, and they yield different quantities of various hydrocarbon phases. Therefore, one standard relationship between a measured maturity parameter and hydrocarbon generation does not exist. Values such as 0.6% vitrinite reflectance (Ro) are generally associated with the onset of oil generation or indicate the top of the oil window. However, this generality applies only if a source rock is composed of pure type II organic matter (marine kerogen).
See also
- Kerogen type and hydrocarbon generation
- Kerogen type and maturity
- Kerogen type and transformation ratio
- Kerogen types: comparison of maturity measures
- Open- vs closed-system generation modeling
- Thermal maturation