Fundamentals of basin and petroleum systems modeling

Armin I. Kauerauf, Thomas Hantschel (auth.)9783540723189, 3540723188

This text contains the first comprehensive presentation of methods and algorithms used in basin modeling. It provides geoscientists and geophysicists with an extensive in-depth view of the theory behind the models. Heat flow analysis, chemical kinetics of petroleum generation, pressure analysis, PVT modeling and several fluid flow models are discussed in detail. Advanced topics such as probabilistic methods for risk assessment or new approaches such as modeling of migration with invasion percolation are also included. Comprehensive lists of rock and fluid properties and parameters of geochemical kinetics make the book a unique reference in geological process modeling.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages 1-14
Introduction to Basin Modeling….Pages 1-30
Pore Pressure, Compaction and Tectonics….Pages 31-101
Heat Flow Analysis….Pages 103-150
Petroleum Generation….Pages 151-198
Fluid Analysis….Pages 199-245
Migration and Accumulation….Pages 247-340
Risk Analysis….Pages 341-380
Mathematical Methods….Pages 381-404
Back Matter….Pages 1-69