Improved Understanding of Hydrocarbon Expulsion and Associated Fracturing During Successive Stages of Maturation: Insights from the Artificial Maturation of Organic-Rich, Immature to Early Mature Source Rocks

Israa Salem Abu Mahfouz, Garri Gaus, Sebastian Grohmann, Jop Klaver, Joe Cartwright, Erdem Idiz, Ralf Littke, Janos L. Urai, Tadeusz Patzek, Volker Vahrenkamp

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Abstract

Organic-rich carbonate mudrocks are among the most important petroleum source rocks in the world, sourcing most of the hydrocarbons of Arabia and many other oil provinces. Hydrocarbon generation and migration in organic-rich carbonate source rocks and the governing geological processes have previously been widely discussed. However, only a few studies focus on the early mobilisation of initial bitumen and its relationship to pore space and fracture development during early maturation. We investigated these initial stages in petroleum generation and primary migration in the organic-rich, immature to early mature (
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationDay 3 Wed, February 23, 2022
PublisherIPTC
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StatePublished - Feb 2022

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2023-02-13
Acknowledgements: This study is funded by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The authors extend their thanks to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Jordan) for providing core samples from the Upper Cretaceous source rocks. Muhammad Usman is thanked for helping with the RE analysis.

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