scholarly journals Organic petrology, thermal maturity, and ROCK-EVAL/TOC data for upper Paleozoic strata from selected wells between 60°N and 61°N and 122°W and 123°30'W, southwest District of Mackenzie

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Potter ◽  
F Goodarzi ◽  
D W Morrow ◽  
B C Richards ◽  
L R Snowdon
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Maturity ◽  
Organic Petrology ◽  
Upper Paleozoic ◽  
Rock Eval

Assessing thermal maturity beyond the reaches of vitrinite reflectance and Rock-Eval pyrolysis: A case study from the Silurian Qusaiba formation

2017 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 29-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Cheshire ◽  
Paul R. Craddock ◽  
Guangping Xu ◽  
Bastian Sauerer ◽  
Andrew E. Pomerantz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitrinite Reflectance ◽  
Thermal Maturity ◽  
Rock Eval

scholarly journals Evaluating Molecular Evolution of Kerogen by Raman Spectroscopy: Correlation with Optical Microscopy and Rock-Eval Pyrolysis

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyedalireza Khatibi ◽  
Mehdi Ostadhassan ◽  
David Tuschel ◽  
Thomas Gentzis ◽  
Humberto Carvajal-Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Vitrinite Reflectance ◽  
Nondestructive Method ◽  
Thermal Maturity ◽  
Shale Formations ◽  
Reflectance Analysis ◽  
Rock Eval ◽  
Maturity Parameters

Vitrinite maturity and programmed pyrolysis are conventional methods to evaluate organic matter (OM) regarding its thermal maturity. Moreover, vitrinite reflectance analysis can be difficult if prepared samples have no primary vitrinite or dispersed widely. Raman spectroscopy is a nondestructive method that has been used in the last decade for maturity evaluation of organic matter by detecting structural transformations, however, it might suffer from fluorescence background in low mature samples. In this study, four samples of different maturities from both shale formations of Bakken (the upper and lower members) Formation were collected and analyzed with Rock-Eval (RE) and Raman spectroscopy. In the next step, portions of the same samples were then used for the isolation of kerogen and analyzed by Raman spectroscopy. Results showed that Raman spectroscopy, by detecting structural information of OM, could reflect thermal maturity parameters that were derived from programmed pyrolysis. Moreover, isolating kerogen will reduce the background noise (fluorescence) in the samples dramatically and yield a better spectrum. The study showed that thermal properties of OM could be precisely reflected in Raman signals.

scholarly journals Organic Petrology and Thermal Maturity of Dispersed Organic Matter from the Ramalhal-1 Well (Lusitanian Basin, Portugal)

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1415
Author(s):  
Paula Alexandra Gonçalves ◽  
João Graciano Mendonça Filho ◽  
Deolinda Flores
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Upper Jurassic ◽  
Inorganic Materials ◽  
Mature Stage ◽  
Thermal Maturity ◽  
Solid Bitumen ◽  
Organic Petrology ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Lusitanian Basin

Organic petrology is an important tool used to characterize dispersed organic matter (DOM) in sediments and sedimentary rocks, and to assess its thermal maturity. This study was carried out on 33 cutting samples (Middle-Upper Jurassic) from the Ramalhal-1 well to characterize the particulate organic matter and to evaluate its thermal maturity. The samples were submitted to optical petrography analysis (reflected white and blue incident lights) and the mean random reflectance was measured. Microscopic observations revealed a low DOM content, characterized by the predominance of macerals of the inertinite group (including charcoal), followed by solid bitumen. Huminite/vitrinite is usually small in size and quantity. Liptinite macerals were also present, represented by sporinite, cutinite, liptodetrinite and rare bituminite. A type III-IV kerogen was defined for the Ramalhal-1 sequence. Huminite/vitrinite mean random reflectance varied between 0.38% and 0.75%, pointing to an immature-to-mature stage of the organic matter. Multi-populations of solid bitumen occurred in almost all the samples, filling voids and fractures in the inorganic materials (mainly carbonates). The bitumen populations were quite heterogeneous, concerning both the optical characteristics and distribution, displaying different thermal maturities. No relationship between vitrinite and bitumen reflectance was established, indicating that these bitumens were not generated in situ.

Use of Tmax as a thermal maturity indicator in orogenic successions and comparison with clay mineral evolution

Clay Minerals ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Dellisanti ◽  
G. A. Pini ◽  
F. Baudin
Keyword(s):  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Thermal Maturity ◽  
Petroleum Potential ◽  
Short Range Ordering ◽  
Formation Zone ◽  
Organic Matter Type ◽  
Rock Eval ◽  
Mixed Layers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Oil Formation

AbstractThe relationship between three parameters, the Tmax given by Rock-Eval pyrolysis, the illite content in illite-smectite mixed layers (I-S) and the Ku¨bler Index (KI) has been investigated in the Cretaceous–Neogene, sedimentary syn-orogenic successions in the Northern Apennines (Italy). A strong relationship was found between maturity stages of kerogen, illite content in I-S and KI. The oil formation zone for continental organic matter (Type III), delimited by Tmax between 434 and 465ºC, corresponded to rocks with short-range ordering R1, I-S with illite content between 60 and 85% and KI values in the range 0.85–0.65 (ºΔ2θ). Over-mature rocks were characterized by Tmax >465ºC, a long-range ordered I-S with an illite content >85% and KI in the range 0.65–0.45 (ºΔ2θ). The relationship permits use of both mineralogical parameters and Tmax to estimate palaeotemperatures in sedimentary successions and it can be exploited in hydrocarbon research to evaluate the petroleum potential.

scholarly journals Backtracking to Parent Maceral from Produced Bitumen with Raman Spectroscopy

Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 679
Author(s):  
Seyedalireza Khatibi ◽  
Arash Abarghani ◽  
Kouqi Liu ◽  
Alexandra Guedes ◽  
Bruno Valentim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Vitrinite Reflectance ◽  
Thermal Maturity ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Production Potential ◽  
Hydrocarbon Production ◽  
Solid Bitumen ◽  
Rock Eval ◽  
Oil Gas

In order to assess a source rock for economical exploitation purposes, many parameters should be considered; regarding the geochemical aspects, the most important ones are the amount of organic matter (OM) and its quality. Quality refers to the thermal maturity level and the type of OM from which it was formed. The origin of the OM affects the ability of the deposited OM between sediments to generate oil, gas, or both with particular potential after going through thermal maturation. Vitrinite reflectance and programmed pyrolysis (for instance, Rock-Eval) are common methods for evaluating the thermal maturity of the OM and its potential to generate petroleum, but they do not provide us with answers to what extent solid bitumen is oil-prone or gas-prone, as they are bulk geochemical methods. In the present study, Raman spectroscopy (RS), as a powerful tool for studying carbonaceous materials and organic matter, was conducted on shale and coal samples and their individual macerals to show the potential of this technique in kerogen typing and to reveal the parent maceral of the examined bitumen. The proposed methodology, by exhibiting the chemical structure of different organic matters as a major secondary product in unconventional reservoirs, can also detect the behavior of solid bitumen and its hydrocarbon production potential for more accurate petroleum system evaluation.

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