U.S.-New Zealand Cooperative Research: Thermal History of the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

该奖项将支持博士之间的合作研究。 大卫S.犹他州大学的查普曼和R. Allis 新西兰地球物理部地球物理司 科学和工业研究（DSIR）。新西兰 塔拉纳基盆地是一个重要的全球性例子， 裂谷盆地，但盆地的热历史相对 未知这项研究是为了开发一个热历史的 塔拉纳基盆地使用最近开发的技术， 联合收割机将详细的热历史建模与定量 生烃动力学模型 热 历史将基于井底温度、热 电导率测量和埋藏历史数据， 石油勘探钻孔油气动力学理论 生烃量将用于预测生烃量。 产生的热历史应导致回答 关于油气形成时间的重要问题 相对于构造演化的世代 塔拉纳基和其他裂谷盆地。 该项目代表了 新西兰集团凭借其在热处理方面的专业知识， 地热系统，特别是在塔拉纳基盆地， 美国在将碳氢化合物动力学模型 热历史模拟生成。这很重要 推进盆地分析技术的基础工作， 同时也有可能帮助勘探 芳香烃.

This award will support collaborative research between Dr. David S. Chapman of the University of Utah and Dr. R. Allis of the Geophysics Division of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). The New Zealand Taranaki Basin is an important global example of an evolving rift basin, yet the thermal history of the basin is relatively unknown. This research is to develop a thermal history of the Taranaki Basin using recently-developed techniques which combine detailed thermal history modeling with quantitative kinetic models of hydrocarbon generation. The thermal history will be based on bottom-hole temperature, thermal conductivity measurements, and burial history data from petroleum exploration drillholes. Kinetic theories of oil/gas generation will be used to predict hydrocarbon generation. the thermal history generated should result in answering significant questions about the timing of hydrocarbon generation relative to the structural evolution of the Taranaki and other rift basins. The project represents excellent collaboration between the New Zealand group with its expertise in thermal processes and geothermal systems, in particular, in the Taranaki Basin and the U.S. expertise in combining kinetic models of hydrocarbon generation with thermal history modeling. This is important fundamental work in advancing techniques of basin analysis, as well as having potential for aiding exploration for hydrocarbons.