TITLE:
Origin of Petroleum: A New Theory of Its Formation
AUTHORS:
Mustafa Mahmoud Mawad
KEYWORDS:
Methane, Polymerization, Hydrocarbons, New Theory
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering,
Vol.8 No.8,
August
25,
2020
ABSTRACT: Petroleum is not a production of direct
transformation of organic material into kerogen or oil. Sea organics can’t form
such huge oil fields, since these sea creatures will either be consumed by
bigger ones or decayed after few days. Farther more these sea animals consist
of several components, such as proteins, scales, bones, and minerals, which
could not be changed into oil. These should be seen as oil contamination, and
we know that oil is relatively very pure
hydrocarbon. Using methane as a primary component in the process of
petroleum formation is a logical possibility for several reasons. Methane is
quite abundant in nature, since the creation of the globe until these days.
Furthermore, methane could be transformed into the different components of the
crude oil by polymerization. Methane is highly pure hydrocarbon producing
highly pure oil components. Methane could migrate easier than kerogen, and be
collected in the methane traps (oil traps), since it behaves like water seeping
into the lower beds. By mild heat and pressure at the depth methane polymers
(oil components) will be formed. Oil is considered to be formed in-situ and not as mentioned
in the organic theory, migrating from the kitchen to the oil trap. All the
above point of views will be discussing in detail. Alternative ideas which are
more logical and more acceptable will be suggested, and it will be the new
progress concerning the origin of petroleum, its exploration, and localization.