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Rocks
Source Rocks
Fine grained sediments
Organic Matter in
Sediments
SHALE
BITUMEN (10%)
KEROGEN (90%)
(Brook, 1987)
(Hunt, 1996)
Carbon Cycle
Carbon is present in sedimentary rocks in two forms : as
reduced carbon in biologically produced organic matter over
geological time (18 %), and as oxidized carbon mainly in the
form of carbonate (82 %).
The major process for production of organic matter is
photo synthesis and this is primarily responsible for the
occurrence of reduced carbon in sediments.
Carbon is recycled through the biosphere by photo
synthesis and oxidation.
gas
reached
organic
Kerogen
(a). Is defined as the organic component of source rocks
that is insoluble in common organic solvents and
aqueous alkali (NaOH solution). The soluble portion of
the organic matter is termed bitumen or Total
Soluble Extract (TSE).
(b). Is of complex biological origin, it is derived from
dead organisms whose organic remains survive the
early stages of diagenesis and lithification. This
biological origin is frequently apparent
when
kerogen
is analysed by microscopic or chemical
techniques. It is derived from the lipid, lignin,
protein, and carbohydrate portions of organisms.
Classification of Kerogen
Classification of Kerogen Based on:
(a). Microscopic analysis of organic remains
(palynological or coal petrography):
alginite, exinite, vitrinite, inertinite.
(b). Chemical (elemental) analysis of the
kerogen : types I, II, III, IV.
(c). The products of kerogen breakdown :
oil-prone, gas-prone, inert kerogen
Type of Kerogen
(a). Alginite group (oil prone) :
Alginite, fresh-water algae.
(b). Exinite group (oil & gas prone) :
Exinite (polen, spores), cutinite (land-plant cuticle),
resinite (land-plant resins), liptinite (all land-plant lipids,
marine algae).
(c). Vitrinite group (gas prone):
Vitrinite (woodyland cellulosic material from land
plants).
(d). Inertinite group (none) :
Charcoal, highly oxidised or reworked material of any
origin.
Types of Kerogen
(a).Type I:
(b).Type II:
(c).Type III:
They are derived largely from the lignin
components of higher plants with only
minor amounts of cuticle, resin or spores;
low hydrogen contents.
(d).Type IV:
It comprises plant tissue that has been
oxidised. It has little potential to generate
petroleum.
Kerogen Type
Kerogen: insoluble; preserved in sedimentary
rocks.
Type I : Amorphous
Types of Kerogen
(a). Oil-prone kerogen (labile kerogen) :
Components which are lipid-and hydrogenrich and yield predominantly oil
(C6+molecules) but also some gas (C1-5
molecules) typically between 100 and 150
C in the subsurface.
(b). Gas-prone kerogen (refractory kerogen) :
components which are lignin-derived and
hydrogen- poor and yield gas typically
between 150 and 230 C in the
subsurface.
Kerogen Classification
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