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Oil Studies

Oil geochemistry is a fundamental component of any regional exploration and production program. It can be used to determine the number of discrete sources in a basin and their respective stratigraphic and aerial distribution, source age, lithology, depositional environment (marine, non-marine, lacustrine) and thermal maturity.

Source Rock Studies

Source rock studies are designed to evaluate the organic richness, hydrocarbon-generating potential, oil proneness, and thermal maturity of source rock and potential source rock intervals in a basin.
- Total Organic Carbon (TOC);
- Rock-Eval Pyrolysis;
- Kerogen Maceral Analysis;

Basin Modeling

Numerical modeling of petroleum systems has been developed since the early 1980's and greatly improved in recent years due to advances in organic geochemistry, multi-phase fluid flow models, numerical methods and computer graphics. Basin modeling has become an essential tool in the exploratory strategy of petroleum companies because it provides a dynamic, objective and integrated view of processes such as sedimentation, compaction, water flow, heat transfer, source-rock maturation, petroleum expulsion, migration and accumulation.