Fluid Inclusion Petrography and Microthermometry
Fluid Inclusion Petrography: Thick polished slides evaluated for fluid inclusion populations, abundance, characteristics, flourescence colors, kerogen, and bitumen.
Microthermometry: Quantitatively determines API gravity, fluid trapping temperatures, hydrocarbon saturation state, hydrocarbon phase, and salinity.
Petrography
- • Timing of fluid implacement
- • Multiple hydrocarbon pulses
- • Qualitative API gravity estimation
- • Fluid contacts
- • Petroleum type and quality
- • Paleocharge
- • Kerogen abundance and type
- • Hydrocarbon staining/bitumen presence
Microthermometry
- • Quantitative API gravity
- • Temperature of oil implacement or cementation
- • Reservoir salinity
- • Petroleum type and quality
- • Petroleum saturation
- • Presence of gas cap
- • Maximum burial temperature
- • Thermal maturity