Table 16. Rock-Eval analysis of sediment from Site 997. Core, section, interval (cm) Depth (mbsf) Tmax S1 S2 S3 PI HI OI 164-997A- 3H-5, 49-50 18.89 402 0.22 0.83 2.26 0.21 92 251 5H-5, 49-50 37.89 314 0.22 0.77 1.34 0.22 102 178 7H-2, 50-51 52.40 411 0.31 0.99 2.23 0.24 72 163 11H-3, 70-71 84.10 422 0.10 0.83 1.86 0.11 68 153 13H-5, 79-80 105.27 427 0.13 1.45 2.02 0.08 105 146 14H-5, 50-51 114.23 408 0.19 1.33 2.07 0.12 102 159 16H-2, 50-51 129.90 423 0.03 0.52 1.65 0.06 46 147 19H-5, 50-51 153.73 421 0.09 1.10 1.65 0.08 91 137 22X-5, 50-51 178.72 424 0.11 1.39 1.84 0.07 95 126 30X-1, 60-61 232.90 425 0.09 1.82 1.81 0.05 78 77 34X-3, 39-40 264.42 425 0.06 1.29 2.06 0.04 94 150 35X-5, 50-51 275.95 430 0.07 1.68 2.04 0.04 103 125 37X-2, 40-41 290.80 421 0.06 1.51 2.77 0.04 102 188 39X-3, 70-71 311.80 431 0.14 2.37 1.89 0.06 152 121 44X-6, 39-40 354.62 430 0.04 1.18 1.59 0.03 94 127 48X-5, 39-40 391.69 418 0.18 2.17 2.23 0.08 150 154 54X-5, 39-40 429.77 427 0.10 1.22 1.52 0.08 105 131 Notes:Tmax = temperature (C) at which the maximum amount of hydrocarbons are generated from the kerogen during pyrolysis; S1 = quantity of free hydrocarbons in the rock samples, in mg/g rock; S2 = quantity of hydrocarbons produced by kerogen cracking, in mg/g rock; S3 = quantity of organic CO2 produced during pyrolysis of the rock, in mg/g rock; PI = production index, calculated as S1/S1+S2; HI = hydrogen index, calculated as S2/TOC; OI = oxygen index, calculated as S3/TOC.