Presentation Profile
Thermal-Vaporization/Pyrolysis and Evolved Hydrocarbon Analysis from Source Rocks and Mud-Rock Reservoirs
Currently Scheduled: 1/19/2018 - 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Room 372 E
Main Author
Dr. Thomas Malloy - University of Houston
Abstract:
A new approach has been developed to measure and characterize mobile components in hydrocarbon-bearing rocks using a Frontier Laboratories’ thermal vaporization/Multishot Pyrolyzer (EGA/PY-3030D) in tandem with an Agilent 7890B GC-FID/5977 MSD. With a capillary in place of a column, parameters, S1 (free oil), S2 (potential), S3 (CO2) and TMax are obtained and compared to those from the Rock-Eval 6. With a column in place, evolved gases are cryo-trapped and GC/MS (SIM/SCAN) and FID chromatograms are obtained. Information on the distribution of different species, including biomarkers is obtained and compared to results from extracted organic material.
