Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for determining hydrocarbon production may be disclosed. The system may include one or more processors and a memory comprising logic. The memory comprising logic may be operable to determine an accumulated unit density of a reservoir unit from a density log. The memory comprising logic may be further operable to determine a thickness of the reservoir unit and determine a density footage of the reservoir unit based on the accumulated density and the thickness. The memory comprising logic may also be operable to generate a total organic carbon content per density footage based on the density footage. In accordance with certain embodiments, the memory comprising logic may be operable to determine a potential production of hydrocarbons based on the total organic carbon content per density footage of the reservoir unit.