Patent Document ID: 20100228485
Application ID: 12400016
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for estimating properties of fluids in rock formations at selected geodetic locations within a geologic basin, comprising: generating an initial model of the basin, the model including as output spatial distribution of at least rock formation mineral composition, rock formation porosity and composition of fluids in the rock formation porosity; generating an initial estimate of fluid composition in at least one rock formation at at least one selected geodetic location within the basin; extracting a sample of fluid from pore spaces of the at least one rock formation from within a wellbore drilled therethrough; analyzing composition of the fluid sample from within the wellbore; adjusting the initial model of the basin such that an adjusted initial estimate of fluid composition substantially matches the analyzed composition; and using the adjusted model to generate an initial estimate of fluid composition at at least one additional geodetic location within the basin.