| Geology 101 | Source Kitchen | ||||
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| USGS – GEODE South America Source Kitchens | ||||
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29% of all hydrocarbons are generated worldwide from Cretaceous Aptian to Turonian source rocks | |||
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Locally, the Canje formation | |||
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Equivalent in age to the La Luna in Venezuela and Columbia, and the Naparima Hill in Trinidad | |||
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In eastern Venezuela, Maracibo and Trinidad, equivalent source rocks generated an estimated 1.6 trillion barrels oil-in-place | |||
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| Source: U. S. Geological Survey | ||||
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| Canje Source Kitchen | ||||
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During the Turonian (90 ma) world-class source beds were laid down through the Atlantic margin | |||
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Locally, the Canje formation has been intersected by 4 drill-holes | |||
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650 ft.-980 ft. thick | |||
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2%-6% total organic carbon | |||
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When the formation subsides to approximately 4000 metres and reaches 110°C, oil begins to be generated | |||
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Mobil (1994) concluded the source rocks have been in the “oil-generating window” since the Miocene | |||
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34.5o API crude sampled in Abary #1 well | |||
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