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A geological evaluation of Block 33/6 was performed using the direct knowledge of subcrops and subsurface conditions provided by the 33/6–1 wildcat well and by modelling the evolution of maturity in the nearby areas. Laboratory analyses (including optical typing of kerogen, TAI and vitrinite reflectance, Rock—Eval pyrolysis and stable isotopes) permit a definition of source rock characteristics and measurement of the present degree of thermal maturity.
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Maragna, B., Zaro, G., Pessina, P. (1985). Block 33/6 geochemical evaluation. In: Thomas, B.M. (eds) Petroleum Geochemistry in Exploration of the Norwegian Shelf. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4199-1_16
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