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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Khomsi Trabelsi, Conflans Ste Honorine, FR;
Jean Espitalie, Le Vesinet, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole, , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436139 ; 436 25 ; 436 28 ; 436 29 ; 436 30 ; 436 31 ; 436 32 ; 436140 ; 436141 ; 436143 ; 436145 ; 436146 ; 436150 ; 436154 ; 436155 ; 436157 ;
Abstract
A method allowing fast assessment of at least one petroleum characteristic of geologic sediments from a sample of these sediments, said method comprising heating the sample in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, and which method comprises different temperature rise stages; determining at least three magnitudes S.sub.1r, S.sub.2a and S.sub.b representative of the quantity of hydrocarbons contained in said sample, and deducing at least one petroleum characteristic of the geologic sediment from these three magnitudes.