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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Constantin Sandu, Houston, TX (US);
Shannon L. Eichmann, Katy, TX (US);
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
Systems and methods for evaluating source rock include: a reactor vessel comprising a body with an internal cavity sized to receive a sample holder, a heating system, a radiation source and a detector bracketing the reactor vessel, wherein the radiation source, the detector, and the reactor vessel are rotatable relative to each other; and a processor in communication with the detector, the processor causing performance of operations comprising: obtaining a plurality of measurements of a source rock sample; generating a conceptual model of the source rock sample based on the plurality of measurements obtained; and determining one or more properties of the source rock sample based on the conceptual model.