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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
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  | frompg  = 3-6
  | topg    = 3-34
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  | 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
 
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Before a petroleum system can be investigated, it must be identified as being present.
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Before a [[petroleum]] system can be investigated, it must be identified as being present.
    
==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.
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The list below outlines the steps required to identify a petroleum system.
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# 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:
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#* Group genetically related occurrences of petroleum by using geochemical characteristics and stratigraphic occurrences.
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#* 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.
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# 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.
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* 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.  
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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]]
      
==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]]
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[[Category:Treatise Handbook 3]]

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