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A NUMERICAL KEROGEN TYPE INDEX
Author(s) -
Taiming Li,
Shanfan Lu
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of petroleum geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1747-5457
pISSN - 0141-6421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1990.tb00254.x
Subject(s) - kerogen , geology , index (typography) , hydrocarbon , type (biology) , computer simulation , mineralogy , chemistry , mathematics , statistics , paleontology , source rock , organic chemistry , computer science , structural basin , world wide web
With the increasing importance of quantitative studies of hydrocarbon generation, an accurate classification of kerogen types is needed. On the basis of the widley‐used trichotomic classification, which depends on elemental composition, a numerical kerogen type index (NKTI) has been depveloped; this takes the maturation level as a basic parameter, and provides a numerical value to describe the composition or type of a kerogen.