Classification and thermal history of petroleum based on light hydrocarbons |
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Authors: | KFM Thompson |
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Institution: | ARCO Oil and Gas Company, Research and Development Dept., P.O. Box 2819, Dallas, TX 75221, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Classifications of oils and kerogens are described. Two indices are employed, termed the Heptane and IsoheptaneValues, based on analyses of gasoline-range hydrocarbons. The indices assess degree of paraffinicity. and allow the definition of four types of oil: normal, mature, supermature, and biodegraded. The values of these indices measured in sediment extracts are a function of maximum attained temperature and of kerogen type. Aliphatic and aromatic kerogens are definable. Only the extracts of sediments bearing aliphatic kerogens having a specific thermal history are identical to the normal oils which form the largest group (41%) in the sample set. This group was evidently generated at subsurface temperatures of the order of 138°–149°C, (280°–300°F) defined under specific conditions of burial history. It is suggested that all other petroleums are transformation products of normal oils. |
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