Basin-fill and trap analysis

Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps
Series	Treatise in Petroleum Geology
Part	Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps
Chapter	Exploring for stratigraphic traps
Author	John C. Dolson, Mike S. Bahorich, Rick C. Tobin, Edward A. Beaumont, Louis J. Terlikoski, Michael L. Hendricks
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A whole basin or part of a basin can be analyzed for stratigraphic trap potential using the sequence stratigraphy approach. Basin-fill analysis is looking for stratigraphic or combination traps by combining paleogeography with the results of the geometric and facies analysis.

See also

• Procedure for basin-fill analysis
• Mapping paleogeography
• Mapping unconformities
• Analyzing depositional sequences for traps

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