EVALUATION OF THE HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL, MINERAL MATRIX EFFECT AND GAS-OIL RATIO POTENTIAL OF OIL SHALE FROM THE KABALAR FORMATION, GÖYNÜK, TURKEY

The present study focuses on the evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential, retention effect of mineral matrix and the gas-oil ratio potential (GORP) of oil shale from the Kabalar Formation in the Goynuk area, Turkey, to assess the quality of its organic matter. The results of Rock-Eval pyrolysis gene...

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Published in:Oil shale (Tallinn, Estonia : 1984) Estonia : 1984), 2015-01, Vol.32 (1), p.25-25
Main Authors: Sari, Ali, Moradi, Arash Vosoughi, Kulaksiz, Yagmur, Yurtoglu, Ayse Kubra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Carbon content
Chemical properties
Chemical reactions
Energy consumption
Formations
Geochemistry
Hydrocarbons
Identification and classification
Mathematical analysis
Minerals
Oil shale
Oil-shales
Retention
Sediments
Stone
Subdivisions
Transformations
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Summary:The present study focuses on the evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential, retention effect of mineral matrix and the gas-oil ratio potential (GORP) of oil shale from the Kabalar Formation in the Goynuk area, Turkey, to assess the quality of its organic matter. The results of Rock-Eval pyrolysis generally suggest relatively high organic carbon content (TOC) for Kabalar oil shale, ranging from 1 to 13.23 wt%. The kerogen in Kabalar oil shale was characterized based on Hydrogen Index (HI) value, S sub( 2)/S sub( 3) ratio, and organic petrographic studies. The results indicate that most of the studied samples are characterized as containing oil prone organic matter. After calculating the transformation ratio (TR), the oil shale samples were divided into mature (TR = 0.2) and immature (TR = 0) subdivisions in order to take the maturity effects on organic carbon content (TOC) and hydrocarbons retention into account and also select the appropriate GORP overlay.
ISSN:0208-189X
1736-7492
DOI:10.3176/oil.2015.1.03