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Summary

The next generation of basin modeling software is probably going to witness a revolution in the output and visualization of data at a bulk or a molecular scale, where users will be able to extract organic geochemical fingerprints of candidate source-rocks and compare them with accumulation fingerprints. Having access to a tentative estimate of the concentrations of various organic compounds (a general estimate of the shape of their chromatogram) can provide valuable shortcuts for upgrading and fine-tuning modeling results. The modeler could get a preview of the distribution of various geochemically-important components within any cell from a given source-rock layer (i.e. mass chromatograms at various m/z ratios). Addition of this new dimension to the modeling procedure will have some important implications for model-calibration, organic geochemical correlations and comprehensive monitoring of the alteration of hydrocarbons.

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2014-10-19
2024-04-19
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