System and method for determining molecular structures in geological formations
US9291690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N24/081
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Molecular structures of organic molecules in a geological formation are determined. The organic molecules may include kerogen, coal, and/or other organic molecules. In particular, the technique implemented may operate to convert nuclear magnetic resonance data into a multi-dimensional space that permits identification of molecular structures through comparisons of intensity information across the multi-dimensional space with a cutoff map of the space. This may not only simplify the identification of molecular structures of the organic molecules, but also use exact mathematical model for mixture samples to derive both structural and dynamic parameters plus their variation.
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