ORFA

ORFA (One Run Fixed A-factor) was created by pioneering geochemist Dr. Douglas Waples of Sirius Exploration Geochemistry and StratoChem’s Hossam Ali. Designed especially for petroleum explorationists who want to determine source-rock kinetics, this software analyzes data from a single pyrolysis run using a logical, intuitive interface allowing for full customization of kinetics parameters In addition, ORFA:

• Provides more accurate fits to pyrolysis curves.
• Allows variation of the spacing of activation energy (Ea) values.
• Predicts gas/oil ratios.
• Provides distinct kinetics for oil and gas generation, as desired.
• Permits new applications of source-rock kinetics as thermal indicators.
• Indicates unseen organofacies in apparently homogeneous rock.
• Permits the reprocessing of archived pyrolysis data to determine kinetic values.
• Gives users the option of converting source-rock kinetics derived using one A factor into-kinetics using a different A factor.
• Estimates the proportion of oil and gas generated by a kerogen based on its original Hydrogen Index (HI).
• Generates different kinetics for oil generation compared to gas generation.