That petroleum is not the topic of discussion of this article. It is only referencing the oil that has already been "cooked" out. What you are describing applies to the Bakken as well. That may be future production but it isn't the real concern of today.
“That petroleum is not the topic of discussion of this article. It is only referencing the oil that has already been “cooked” out. What you are describing applies to the Bakken as well. That may be future production but it isn’t the real concern of today.”
You are reading too many articles obviously.
I am a practicing Petroleum Engineer of 40 years who has worked exploration extensively, a number of years including the Monterey.
The company I worked for drilled hundreds of Monterey wells.
There is no way the Monterey is “cooked” as extensively to produce the large volumes mentioned in the articles.
The thermal maturity of the Bakken is a magnitude better than the Monterey.