Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determining hydrocarbon gas maturity
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Application No.: US15868782Application Date: 2018-01-11
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Publication No.: US10823716B2Publication Date: 2020-11-03
- Inventor: Feng Hu Lu
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: E21B49/08
- IPC: E21B49/08 ; G01N33/22 ; G01N33/00 ; G01V9/00 ; G01N30/02

Abstract:
A measured wetness of and a δ13C associated with a gas sample from a hydrocarbon formation is received wherein the wetness is a percentage of C2+ by mass. Calculated wetnesses of and δ13C values associated with a plurality of gas samples taken from one or more analogous hydrocarbon reservoirs is received. Each wetness is calculated as a percentage of mass within the gas sample. The measured wetness received for the gas sample from among the calculated wetnesses is identified. A δ13C is determined from among the δ13C values that corresponds to the measured wetness of the gas sample. A gas maturity for the gas sample is determined using the determined δ13C.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190212314A1 DETERMINING HYDROCARBON GAS MATURITY Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
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