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Different types of [[kerogen]]s 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]] (R<sub>o</sub>) 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 [[Kerogen types|type II organic matter]] (marine kerogen).
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Different types of [[kerogen]]s convert to hydrocarbons at different rates, and they yield different quantities of various [[hydrocarbon phase]]s. Therefore, one standard relationship between a measured maturity parameter and [[Petroleum generation|hydrocarbon generation]] does not exist. Values such as 0.6% [[vitrinite reflectance]] (R<sub>o</sub>) 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).
  
  
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* [[Kerogen type and maturity]]
 
* [[Kerogen type and transformation ratio]]
 
* [[Kerogen type and transformation ratio]]
* [[Comparison of kerogen types]]
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* [[Kerogen types: comparison of maturity measures]]
 
* [[Open- vs closed-system generation modeling]]
 
* [[Open- vs closed-system generation modeling]]
 
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Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps
Series Treatise in Petroleum Geology
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).


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