Method for predicting petroleum expulsion
US8352228B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B49/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for predicting petroleum production is provided. An exemplary embodiment of The computer-implemented comprises computing a first approximation of an amount of generated petroleum that is retained with a complex organic product using a Threshold and a Maximum Retention value. The exemplary method also comprises revising the first approximation by approximating a process of chemical fractionation using at least one partition factor to create a revised approximation and predicting petroleum production based on the revised approximation.
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