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Thermal maturity

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002282

The degree of heating of a source rock over geologic time that generates oil and natural gas from organic matter present in the rock. Thermal maturity is commonly evaluated by measuring vitrinite reflectance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002282
FieldEnergy
SubjectPetroleum
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-002282",
  "term": "Thermal maturity",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The degree of heating of a source rock over geologic time that generates oil and natural gas from organic matter present in the rock. Thermal maturity is commonly evaluated by measuring vitrinite reflectance.",
  "subject": "Petroleum",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/thermal-maturity/"
}

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