Coupling Relationship between Basin Evolution and Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Northern Central Myanmar Basin: Insights from Basin and Petroleum System Modeling
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting
3. Date and Analytical Method
3.1. Seismic Data
3.2. Dynamic Historical Evolution Simulation of Hydrocarbon
3.3. Two-Dimensional MOVE for Growth Strata Modeling
4. Results
4.1. Calculation of Residual Thickness by Combining Well and Seismic Data
4.2. Thermal Evolution of Source Rocks
4.2.1. Maturity (Ro) Distribution Characteristics
4.2.2. Thermal Evolution History of Source Rocks
4.3. Intensity and Migration Trend of Hydrocarbon Generation and Expulsion
5. Discussion
5.1. Abnormal Thermal Evolution of Source Rocks?
5.2. Inversion of Stratigraphic Structure Evolution and Reservoir Model
5.3. Migration and Accumulation Process
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, Z.; Peng, W.; Sun, H.; Feng, K.; Zhu, W. Coupling Relationship between Basin Evolution and Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Northern Central Myanmar Basin: Insights from Basin and Petroleum System Modeling. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 1497. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091497
Zhou Z, Peng W, Sun H, Feng K, Zhu W. Coupling Relationship between Basin Evolution and Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Northern Central Myanmar Basin: Insights from Basin and Petroleum System Modeling. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2024; 12(9):1497. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091497
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Zengyuan, Wenxu Peng, Hefeng Sun, Kailong Feng, and Weilin Zhu. 2024. "Coupling Relationship between Basin Evolution and Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Northern Central Myanmar Basin: Insights from Basin and Petroleum System Modeling" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 12, no. 9: 1497. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091497