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Calibrated thermal maturity grids for the 3D petroleum systems model of the Williston Basin, USA

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2023

Citation

Gelman, S.E., and Johnson, B.G., 2023, Data release for the 3D petroleum systems model of the Williston Basin, USA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9N7O1OT.

Summary

The thermal maturity grids are results generated from the petroleum systems model for five major source rock intervals, which include, from youngest to oldest, the Tyler, Mission Canyon, upper part of the Bakken, Red River, and Icebox Formations. The units are in equivalent vitrinite reflectance using the Nielsen et al. (2017) Basin%Ro kinetic model. Note: these grids represent the modeled thermal maturity of the source interval horizon and may extend beyond the lithostratigraphic extent of the inferred source rock; they cover the entire petroleum systems model area of interest. This is a child item of a larger data release titled "Data release for the 3D petroleum systems model of the Williston Basin, USA".

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Sarah E Gelman
Originator :
Sarah E Gelman, Benjamin G Johnson
Metadata Contact :
Benjamin G Johnson
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Central Energy Resources Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Energy and Minerals

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thermal_maturity_grids.xml
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grids_thermal_maturity.zip
“Zip file containing all calibrated thermal maturity grids” 		1.02 MB application/zip
Maturity.png
“Modeled vitrinite reflectance (maturity) of the Bakken Formation at present day.” 		thumbnail 163.9 KB image/png

Purpose

These data provide a means for evaluating source rock potential in generating hydrocarbons. Potential use cases of these data include, but are not limited to, regional energy resource assessments, oil and gas exploration activity, and research on the thermal evolution of sedimentary basins.
Modeled vitrinite reflectance (maturity) of the Bakken Formation at present day.
Modeled vitrinite reflectance (maturity) of the Bakken Formation at present day.

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