Artificial maturation of a Type I kerogen in closed system: Mass balance and kinetic modelling

• Published in: Organic geochemistry Vol. 41; no. 11; pp. 1235 - 1247
• Main Authors: Behar, Françoise, Roy, Stephanie, Jarvie, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geochemistry; Hydrocarbons; Sedimentary rocks; Soil and rock geochemistry; United States; Uinta Basin; experimental studies; carbonaceous rocks; models; open systems; mass balance; hydrocarbons; AAPG; closed systems; North America; sedimentary rocks; bitumens; maturation; pyrolysis; kerogen; prediction; lignite; residence time; kinetics

The aim of this work was to apply a kinetic scheme proposed by Behar et al. [2008, Organic Geochemistry 39, 1–22] to a Type I kerogen of lacustrine origin. There it was demonstrated, based on experiments performed in closed pyrolysis system on a kerogen of marine source (Type II) and lignite (Type I...