Abstract
Calibration of thermal histories in basin modeling usually relies on matching temperature and vitrinite reflectance distribution in wells. The four main variables that can be adjusted to improve such a match are heat flow, surface temperature, maximum depth of burial (or eroded overburden), and thermal conductivity of the individual layers of rocks. This last parameter can be used to match the fine structure of the vertical temperature distribution, thermal gradient changes and heat anomalies.
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