A method of using natural oil inclusions in rock that is capable of oil entrapment to determine whether that rock, has had or presently contains oil, comprises the steps of selecting two or more regions on a sample of the rock; determining a ratio of the number of regions that contain oil inclusions, or the number of regions that do not contain oil inclusions, as against the total number of regions selected; and comparing that ratio against standard rock samples to thereby enable the determination to be made as to whether or not the rock has had or presently contains oil. The method can also be used to locate boundaries of different fluid phases in geological sites capable of retaining oil.
申请公布号
WO9704301(A1)
申请公布日期
1997.02.06
申请号
WO1996AU00308
申请日期
1996.05.21
申请人
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH OR;EADINGTON, PETER, JOHN;LISK, MARK;KRIEGER, FRANCIS, WILLIAM
发明人
EADINGTON, PETER, JOHN;LISK, MARK;KRIEGER, FRANCIS, WILLIAM