Module 2: Source Rocks
Petroleum Geochemistry: Source Rocks
Learning Objectives
- Understanding why and how source rocks occur
- Source rock types and how they reflect their depositional environment
- How source rocks evolve with increasing burial
- Predicting hydrocarbon type and volumes based on source rock type and maturity
- Principle geochemical methods of characterizing source rocks (Rock-Eval, Organic Petrology, Extraction)
- Using wireline logs for source rock analysis