Method for determining the location, size, and fluid composition of a subsurface hydrocarbon accumulation
US10527601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V11/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining a presence, type, quality and/or volume of a subsurface hydrocarbon accumulation from a sample related thereto. The method may include obtaining sample data associated with a subsurface hydrocarbon accumulation, wherein the sample data includes a noble gas signature, a clumped isotope signature and/or a ecology signature. From the signatures, relationships between the noble gas signature; the clumped isotope signature and the ecology signature are identified and stored in memory.
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