Source rock Factors affecting source rock deposition Depositional settings of source beds Evaluation of source rocks 1- Determination Amount of Hydrocarbon Quantity (with Total organic carbon (TOC) present in the source rock) 2- Determination of Hydrocarbon Quality (with Type of Kerogen and Rock- Eval pyrolysis) 3- Determination of thermal Maturity of Source Rock (with Vitrinite reflectance techniques and Pyrolysis (Tmax))
