Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for selecting drilling components is disclosed. The method may include determining properties of drilling components. The drilling components may include a bottom hole assembly (BHA) and drilling fluid. The properties of drilling components may include BHA properties and drilling fluid properties. The method may also include determining a total organic carbon content in a rock formation unit using a computer. The method may further include determining a pyrite content in the rock formation unit using the computer. The method may still further include determining whether the BHA and the drilling fluid are incompatible for use in the rock formation, based upon the BHA properties, drilling fluid properties, the total organic carbon content, and the pyrite content.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for selecting drilling components is disclosed. The method may include determining properties of drilling components. The drilling components may include a bottom hole assembly (BHA) and drilling fluid. The properties of drilling components may include BHA properties and drilling fluid properties. The method may also include determining a total organic carbon content in a rock formation unit using a computer. The method may further include determining a pyrite content in the rock formation unit using the computer. The method may still further include determining whether the and the drilling fluid are incompatible for use in the rock formation, based upon the BHA properties, drilling fluid properties, the total organic carbon content, and the pyrite content.

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.