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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Kenneth E. Williams, Houston, TX (US);
Sheldon B. Gorell, Katy, TX (US);
Amit Kumar, Houston, TX (US);
Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Katy, TX (US);
Kenneth E. Williams, Houston, TX (US);
Sheldon B. Gorell, Katy, TX (US);
Amit Kumar, Houston, TX (US);
Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Katy, TX (US);
LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Modeling hydrocarbon flow from kerogens in a hydrocarbon bearing formation. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including modeling flow of hydrocarbons through a hydrocarbon bearing formation by: obtaining an indication of kerogen-wet porosity of kerogen within a portion of the formation; obtaining an indication of water-wet porosity within the portion of the formation; modeling hydrocarbon movement through the kerogen-wet porosity; and modeling hydrocarbon movement through the water-wet porosity.