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| | part = Traps, trap types, and the petroleum system | | | part = Traps, trap types, and the petroleum system |
| | chapter = Petroleum systems | | | chapter = Petroleum systems |
− | | frompg = 3-1 | + | | frompg = 3-6 |
− | | topg = 3-34 | + | | topg = 3-6 |
| | author = Leslie B. Magoon, Edward A. Beaumont | | | author = Leslie B. Magoon, Edward A. Beaumont |
| | link = http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/beaumont/ch03/ch03.htm | | | link = http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/beaumont/ch03/ch03.htm |
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| | isbn = 0-89181-602-X | | | isbn = 0-89181-602-X |
| }} | | }} |
− | Before a petroleum system can be investigated, it must be identified as being present. | + | Before a [[petroleum]] system can be investigated, it must be identified as being present. |
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| ==Petroleum system identification== | | ==Petroleum system identification== |
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| ==Procedure: identifying a petroleum system== | | ==Procedure: identifying a petroleum system== |
− | The table below outlines the steps required to identify a petroleum system. | + | The list below outlines the steps required to identify a petroleum system. |
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− | {| class = "wikitable"
| + | # Find some indication of the presence of petroleum. |
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| + | # Determine the size of the petroleum system by the following series of steps: |
− | ! Step
| + | #* Group genetically related occurrences of petroleum by using geochemical characteristics and stratigraphic occurrences. |
− | ! Task
| + | #* Identify the source using petroleum-source rock correlations. |
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| + | #* Locate the general area of the pod of active source rock responsible for the genetically related petroleum occurrences. |
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| + | #* Make a table of accumulations to determine the amount of hydrocarbons in the petroleum system and which reservoir rock contains the most petroleum. |
− | | Find some indication of the presence of petroleum.
| + | # Name the petroleum system |
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− | | Determine the size of the petroleum system by the following series of steps:
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− | * Group genetically related occurrences of petroleum by using geochemical characteristics and stratigraphic occurrences. | |
− | * Identify the source using petroleum-source rock correlations. | |
− | * Locate the general area of the pod of active source rock responsible for the genetically related petroleum occurrences. | |
− | * Make a table of accumulations to determine the amount of hydrocarbons in the petroleum system and which reservoir rock contains the most petroleum. | |
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− | | Name the petroleum system
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
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| * [[Petroleum system: geographic, stratigraphic, and temporal extent]] | | * [[Petroleum system: geographic, stratigraphic, and temporal extent]] |
| * [[Petroleum system size]] | | * [[Petroleum system size]] |
− | * [[Petroleum system mapping]]
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
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| [[Category:Traps, trap types, and the petroleum system]] | | [[Category:Traps, trap types, and the petroleum system]] |
| [[Category:Petroleum systems]] | | [[Category:Petroleum systems]] |
| + | [[Category:Treatise Handbook 3]] |