Method For Determining The Presence and Location of A Subsurface Hydrocarbon Accumulation and The Origin of The Associated Hydrocarbons
    6.
    发明申请
    Method For Determining The Presence and Location of A Subsurface Hydrocarbon Accumulation and The Origin of The Associated Hydrocarbons 审中-公开
    确定地下碳氢化合物积聚的存在和位置以及相关碳氢化合物的起源的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150127313A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-07

    申请号:US14350911

    申请日:2012-08-27

    IPC分类号: G01V9/00 E21B43/16

    摘要: A method of determining a presence and location of a subsurface hydrocarbon accumulation from a sample of naturally occurring substance. An expected concentration of isotopologues of a hydrocarbon species is determined. An expected temperature dependence of isotopologues present in the sample is modeled using high-level ab initio calculations. A clumped isotopic signature of the isotopologues present in the sample is measured. The clumped isotopic signature is compared with the expected concentration of isotopologues. Using the comparison, it is determined whether hydrocarbons present in the sample originate directly from a source rock or whether the hydrocarbons present in the sample have escaped from a subsurface accumulation. The current equilibrium storage temperature of the hydrocarbon species in the subsurface accumulation prior to escape to the surface is determined. A location of the subsurface accumulation is determined. This information may be integrated with pre-drill basin burial history models to calibrate a basin model.

    摘要翻译: 确定天然存在物质样品的地下烃积累的存在和位置的方法。 确定烃类同位素的预期浓度。 使用高级别的从头计算来模拟样品中存在的同位素学的预期温度依赖性。 测量样品中存在的同位素异构体的聚集同位素特征。 将聚集的同位素特征与预期的同位素浓度进行比较。 使用比较,确定样品中存在的烃直接源自源岩,或者样品中存在的烃是否从地下积累中逸出。 确定在逃逸到表面之前的地下积累中烃类物质的当前平衡储存温度。 确定地下蓄积的位置。 该信息可以与钻前盆地历史模型集成以校准盆地模型。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING GEOCHRONOLOGY
    9.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING GEOCHRONOLOGY 审中-公开
    用于执行地球物理学的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130317751A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-28

    申请号:US13994597

    申请日:2011-11-02

    IPC分类号: G01V9/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for determining geologic age are provided. A method includes separating a sample into species of interest; supplying the species of interest to a mass spectrometer; generating an intensity-versus-time data set for two or more elemental masses, identifying a set of intensity peaks having members from each of at least two of the intensity-versus-time data sets; and determining the geologic age of the sample using ratios of the members of the set of intensity peaks. A system includes a species generator for receiving a sample and generating species of interest; a mass spectrometer for receiving the species of interest and generating an intensity-versus-time data set for each of two or more elemental masses; and a processor configured to identify a set of intensity peaks, and to determine the geologic age of the sample using ratios of the members of the set of intensity peaks.

    摘要翻译: 提供了确定地质年龄的系统和方法。 一种方法包括将样品分离成感兴趣的物种; 将感兴趣的物种提供给质谱仪; 生成两个或多个元素质量的强度对时间数据集合,从强度对时间数据集中的至少两个中的每一个识别具有成员的一组强度峰值; 并使用该组强度峰值的成员的比例来确定样品的地质年龄。 一种系统包括用于接收样品并产生感兴趣物种的物种发生器; 质谱仪,用于接收感兴趣的物种,并为两个或更多个元素质量中的每一个产生强度相对于时间的数据集; 以及处理器,其被配置为识别一组强度峰值,并且使用该组强度峰值的成员的比率来确定样本的地质年龄。

    Method For Preparing Petroleum Based Samples For Analysis of Elemental and Isotopic Species
    10.
    发明申请
    Method For Preparing Petroleum Based Samples For Analysis of Elemental and Isotopic Species 审中-公开
    制备基于石油的样品用于元素和同位素物种分析的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140020456A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-23

    申请号:US13984912

    申请日:2011-11-02

    IPC分类号: G01N1/38 G01N33/24

    摘要: A method of separating petroleum samples containing a hydrocarbon-soluble elemental species of interest to facilitate analysis of an elemental and/or isotopic signature. A petroleum sample is mixed with a demulsifier and separated, for example by centrifuging, into one or more intermediate organic fractions. The intermediate organic fraction(s) are mixed with a solvent such as water and a second demulsifier, then separated into one or more prepared organic fractions and one or more solvent-based fractions. Some or all of the resulting fractions are then stored for possible further processing. Optionally, the petroleum sample may be spiked with one or more of an organic standard and an inorganic standard, and the solvent may likewise be spiked with an inorganic internal standard, to facilitate later analysis.

    摘要翻译: 分离含有可溶于烃的元素物质的石油样品以便于分析元素和/或同位素特征的方法。 将石油样品与破乳剂混合并分离,例如通过离心分离成一个或多个中间有机部分。 将中间有机部分与溶剂如水和第二破乳剂混合,然后分离成一种或多种制备的有机部分和一种或多种溶剂基馏分。 然后存储部分或全部所得部分以进行可能的进一步处理。 任选地,石油样品可以掺杂有机标准物和无机标准物中的一种或多种,​​并且溶剂同样可掺加无机内标,以便于后续分析。