Light Hydrocarbons for Petroleum and
Gas Prospecting
V.T. Jones, III, M.D. Matthews and D.M. Richers
Geochemical Remote Sensing of the Subsurface. Edited by M.Hale
Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry, Vol. 7 (G.J.S. Govett, Editor)
©1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved
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TABLE 5-V
In vitro generation
of C1-C4 hydrocarbons (average concentrations, ppm)
Rock
type
|
Depth
(m)
|
Hydrocarbon concentration,
C(10-4 cm3/kg) |
Relative loss, |
|
|
|
Sealed kc sampler |
|
Ckc / Copen |
Sandstone |
385 |
106243 |
119 |
893 |
Shale |
575 |
2431 |
52 |
47 |
Shale |
620 |
1610 |
35 |
46 |
Sandstone |
640 |
36473 |
69 |
529 |