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soran university
Faculty of engineering
CHED 3rd stage

Petroleum & properties

Bahast Ibrahim hassan

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  Compare between methane thermogenic and
methane microbial:

 Methane thermogenic  Methane microbial

1-Thermogenic gases yield formation 1- biogenic gases yield formation

temperatures between 157° and 221°C temperatures consistent with their
comparatively lower-temperature
formational environments (<50°C)

2-Thermogenic does not. 2-has microorganisms involved

3-due to the breakup of organic 3-Most methane in sedimentary

matter at elevated temperatures and basins is thermogenic.
pressures in deep sedimentary strata.

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 Thermogenic gases are part of the conventional gases and
have a major role in meeting the energy needs of the world;
however, there is another form of gaseous energy called
biogenic gases that are formulated by methanogenic
organisms

 References
https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-39193-
9_166-1
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014663800100033X
https://personal.ems.psu.edu/~pisupati/ACSOutreach/Natural_Gas.html
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276543061_Distinguishing_and_und
erstanding_thermogenic_and_biogenic_sources_of_methane_using_multiply_su
bstituted_isotopologues