overmaturity

(ˌəʊvəməˈtjʊərɪtɪ)

(Forestry) (of a tree or forest) the state of having ceased to grow or have commercial value

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Therefore, the quantity of liquid hydrocarbons trapped in the source rocks can be considerable, and the amount of natural gas formed in the high to overmaturity stage is much larger than the amount of natural gas formed by the degradation of kerogen.

New Insight into the Kinetics of Deep Liquid Hydrocarbon Cracking and Its Significance

Vitrinite reflectance (%Ro) was 2.39 to 2.97, averaging at 2.70, while the thermal alteration index (TAI) was 4+(5), indicating overmaturity.

Palaeoenvironmental significance of middle Oxfordian deep marine deposits from La Manga Formation, Neuquen Basin, Argentina

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