Method For Predicting Petroleum Expulsion
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1. A method for predicting petroleum production, the method comprising:
- 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;
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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Abstract
A method for predicting petroleum production is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the method 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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1. A method for predicting petroleum production, the method comprising:
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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; 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for producing hydrocarbons from an oil and/or gas field, the method comprising:
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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; revising the first approximation by approximating a process of chemical fractionation using at least one partition factor to create a revised approximation; predicting petroleum production based on the revised approximation; and extracting hydrocarbons from the oil and/or gas field using the predicted petroleum production. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A tangible, machine-readable medium, comprising:
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code adapted to compute 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; code adapted to revise the first approximation by approximating a process of chemical fractionation using at least one partition factor to create a revised approximation; and code adapted to predict petroleum production based on the revised approximation.
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