| The results yielded predictions of the thermal maturation of the sediments and substantiated the visual kerogen data. |
| Mudrock containing high amounts of organic matter in the form of kerogen is known as oil shale. |
| The kerogen in the rock can be converted into crude oil using heat and pressure to simulate natural processes. |
| With the effect of bacteria, geothermal heat and underground pressure, kerogen turns into petroleum and residual water. |
| Natural gas originates by the same geological thermal cracking process that converts kerogen to petroleum. |
| Approximately 90 percent of the organic material in sedimentary source rocks is dispersed kerogen. |
