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  • * Likes to have a solid background before starting a new project * Runs a training course for young geologists
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  • ...is defined as the orientation of a line at which a tilted body intersects a horizontal plane. It is usually but not always relative to north.
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  • ...g it all back in again) is called a trip. The deeper the hole, the longer a trip takes.
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  • [[File:Scout Ticket.png|thumb|500px|Example of a scout ticket. Source: [http://petrowiki.org petrowiki.org] ]] ...almost none; this is called a ''tight hole''. Information that may be on a scout ticket includes location,details of drilling and casing, geologic top
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  • A break or discontinuity in a process. An [[unconformity]] is the physical representation ofa temporal h
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  • ...t relates to capillary pressure, fluid distribution, and fluid recovery in a reservoir.]] A Buckles plot is a plot of water saturation (S<sub>w</sub>) vs. [[porosity]]. Contours of equa
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  • This is a confusing term. When a reservoir is said to be dry, it is really wet - but with formation water, a
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  • ...logical-fieldwork_fig19-2.png|500px|thumb|{{figure number|1}}An example of a stratigraphic column.]] A stratigraphic column and a surface [[geologic mapping|geology map]] can show the following:
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  • All articles should start with a short, dictionary-like definition. This is a citation.<ref>This is a reference.</ref>
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  • ...on for oil and gas, but in some places fractured basement has proven to be a commercial reservoir.
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  • ...a multilateral well. A well with two productive laterals is referred to as a dual [[lateral]] well. Mth14ch00f01.jpg|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.
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  • ...data/specpubs/beaumont/ch10/ch10.htm Evaluating top and fault seal], in E. A. Beaumont and N. H. Foster, Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps: [http://store.
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  • ...datapages.com/data/specpubs/beaumont/ch02/ch02.htm What is a trap?], in E. A. Beaumont & N. H. Foster, eds., [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=545 E .../ch09/ch09.htm Predicting reservoir system quality and performance], in E. A. Beaumont & N. H. Foster, eds., [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=545 E
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  • ...e in a targeted, potentially productive interval. In a single-branch case, a lateral runs from the end of the [[bend (curve)|curve]] ([[heel]]) to the [ [[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]
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  • ...arbon alone on a [[production test]]. Below this level lies the aquifer of a [[Drive mechanisms and recovery#Water drive|water drive]] reservoir system.
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  • ....htm Eogenetic meteoric diagenesis] in P. A. Scholle and D. Ulmer-Scholle, A color guide to the petrography of carbonate rocks: Grains, textures, porosi
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  • | author = Leslie B. Magoon, Edward A. Beaumont Before a [[petroleum]] system can be investigated, it must be identified as being pr
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  • Geoscience graduate students are encouraged to explore a career in the energy industry by participating in the Imperial Barrel Award * Receive a real-world, career-development experience with your performance judged by i
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  • | author = Leslie B. Magoon, Edward A. Beaumont ...geologists, we name rock units, fossils, uplifts, and basins. The name for a specific [[petroleum]] system separates it from other [[petroleum systems]]
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  • ...ery and the deep satisfaction of being able to use science and art to find a valuable resource for the benefit of all mankind. Specifically, we identifi [[Category:Developing a philosophy of exploration]]
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  • ...multiple levels in a single [[lateral]] separated by higher-angle bends is a multilevel well. These wells typically are used to encounter multiple reser Mth14ch00f01.jpg|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.
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  • ...|thumb|500px|This image is a work of the "Minerals in Your World" project, a cooperative effort between the United States Geological Survey and the Mine
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  • ...onomics]] and technologies change, yesterday's dry hole may be revived (or a twin to it may be drilled) to yield today's successful well.
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  • #REDIRECT [[Help:Creating a new article]]
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  • #REDIRECT [[Designing a surficial geochemical survey]]
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  • #REDIRECT [[Contouring geological data with a computer]]
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  • #REDIRECT [[Designing a surficial geochemical survey]]
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  • [[File:Plateau_contour.jpg|thumb|450px|Contour lines showing a plateau. From Wikimedia Commons.]] * [[Contouring geological data with a computer]]
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  • ...ne]] is a new geologic [[epoch]], "the age of humans." The implications of a new epoch are still being worked through by scientists.
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  • #REDIRECT [[Seismic data: building a stratigraphic model]]
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  • #REDIRECT [[Selecting a surficial geochemistry survey method]]
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  • #REDIRECT [[Water saturation distribution in a reservoir]]
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  • ...mentary beds are overlain by horizontal beds. This unconformity represents a long gap in the record of geological time, during which deposition had ceas * [http://geology.about.com/od/geoprocesses/a/unconformities.htm Unconformities, angular unconformities, disconformities,
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  • ''These notes are based on a meeting between the wiki team and the executive team on 19 June 2013.'' <blockquote>Crowdsourcing is what we do as a scientific organization. — ''David Curtiss''</blockquote>
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  • ...that a strike be given), 4 SE (likewise), or 4 65SE (dipping 4 degrees in a 65SE direction; this by inference gives the strike, because it is perpendic
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  • | author = Dan J. Hartmann, Edward A. Beaumont ...dless of the fluid it contains. Reservoir engineers apply the term to mean a rock that contains [[hydrocarbon]]s and associated fluids. This difference
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  • ...idetracking operation may be done intentionally or may occur accidentally. A [[multilateral well|multilateral]] or [[multilevel well]] will have multipl [[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]
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  • [[File:SandPeel.JPG|thumbnail|300px|Portion of a wood mounted sand peel]] .... When the adhesive sets the backing material can be lifted away leaving a thin layer of the sand adhered to the backing material, with depositional f
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  • ...f its structures as the syncline. The anticlinal and synclinal features of a fold usually go hand in hand, and the nature of their shape, position and o ...ig_1.png|thumb|300px|{{figure number|1}}A diagram showing the structure of a fold (Courtesy Wikipedia)]]
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  • ...tion, the editor community, marketing, events, and communications. This is a very broad role, and will be difficult to perform at first; over time it sh ...tent-oriented, and technical. They don't have to be a geoscientist or even a petroleum professional, but it would help.
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  • ...]] of the oil column, however, is less than that of a pure gas column, and a greater total [[hydrocarbon column]] can be trapped. ...se gas accumulation, and a two-phase accumulation with both an oil leg and a gas cap. After Watts.<ref name=ch10r92 /> Copyright: Marine and Petroleum G
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  • | chapter = Developing a philosophy of exploration | author = Edward A. Beaumont, Norman H. Foster, Richard R. Vincelette, Marlan W. Downey, James
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  • ...://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/2007/03mar/BLTN06034/BLTN06034.HTM A three-dimensional kinematic model for the deformation above an active diapi
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  • ...ms that are copied without observing security standards and transmitted to a wide range of networks, which ultimately degrades system performance and st '''How to remove a virus?'''
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  • | author = Edward A. Beaumont, Forrest Fiedler Two items are critical for detecting buoyancy pressure in a well:
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  • ...pressed in the phi scale to maintain a sorting index that is useful across a wide range of grain sizes.
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  • ...16&deg;C]-131.5&deg;). A higher API indicates lighter oil. Fresh water has a gravity of 10&deg; API. Heavy oils have less than 25&deg; API, medium oils
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  • | author = Richard R. Vincelette, Edward A. Beaumont, Norman H. Foster ...provide the ultimate trapping mechanism. Classifying combination traps is a matter of deciding which are the primary, secondary, and, in some cases, te
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  • Generally speaking, there are three phases of a seismic project: ...[[seismic survey design]] and can recognize problems when they arise. Even a well-designed survey can be ruined by sloppy acquisition methods. Common cu
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  • ...of the seal, the seal leaks. For example, a shale top seal that could seal a 100-m column of oil might leak if the column increased to [[length::101 m]]
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  • | author = Edward A. Beaumont, Forrest Fiedler ...h it occurs. For this situation to exist, the fluid must be trapped within a rock unit.
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  • ....tamu.edu/publications/tnotes/tn30/tn30_2.htm Ocean Drilling Program Texas A&M University article]
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  • | author = Edward A. Beaumont, Forrest Fiedler ...ormal hydrostatic pressure#Fluid_pressure|fluid pressure]] measured within a reservoir.
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  • A horizontal well is a directional well, usually exceeding 80&deg; of departure from vertical, whi [[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]
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  • ...point (KOP) is the location in a vertical wellbore or inclined section of a slant well where directional drilling operations commence in order to build [[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]
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  • Fluid viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid to flow. The viscosity of liquid [[oil]] depends on its composition,
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  • ...ules break apart into smaller molecules during burial [[maturation]] or in a refinery. [[Kerogen]] in source rocks and oil in reservoirs are cracked to
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  • A cross-sealing fault prevents communication of hydrocarbons between juxtapos file:evaluating-top-and-fault-seal_fig10-6.png|{{figure number|1}}A fault is cross sealing if it juxtaposes hydrocarbon-bearing sands with wate
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  • ...onmental or economic contraints) that are attempting to access reserves at a significant distance from the surface access point. [[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]
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  • ...le below. Teamwork is essential because the staggeringly complex nature of a subsurface operation means that the various disciplines have to integrate t |+ Table 1. Professional disciplines within a subsurface team.<ref name=Shepherd_2009>Shepherd, M., 2009, Oil Field Produ
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  • ...hydrocarbons but also the volume of hydrocarbons available to migrate into a trap. ...[[dip]] arrows drawn on maps of the top reservoir can be very misleading. A migration pathway map must use the detailed information available from rout
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  • | author = Dan J. Hartmann, Edward A. Beaumont ...permeability of a flow unit in a reservoir is not an absolute value but is a relative value that varies with water saturation (see [[Relative permeabili
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  • | author = Geoffrey A. Dorn ...map view. This view is key to interpreting these systems because it allows a view of the morphology of the system, which facilitates its recognition.
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  • This term refers to a vertical measure of the reservoir or trap containing hydrocarbons.
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  • | author = Geoffrey A. Dorn ...rval is intermediate between the shapes of the interval bounding horizons. A set of slices between the two bounding horizons, which more closely mimics
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  • ...ock unit (subsidence curve) versus the timing of the essential elements in a petroleum system, including the time interval and critical moment for petro An example of how to construct a burial history chart:
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  • ...h]], is the orientation of a body or surface, measured where it intersects a horizontal plane. It is perpendicular to true [[dip]]. Strike is usually w
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  • ..., Appleton field, Alabama, USA. Figure from Mancini et al.<ref>Mancini, E. A., D. J. Benson, B. S. Hart, R. S. Balch, W. C. Parcell, and B. J. Panetta, ...US Virgin Islands. From Zitello et al.<ref>Zitello, A. G., L. J. Bauer, T. A. Battista, P. W. Mueller, M. S. Kendall and M. E. Monaco, 2009, Shallow-Wat
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  • | author = R.A. Nelson, T.L. Patton, S. Serra ...rationists for analyzing various aspects of a structural play. These cover a broad range, both in scale and type, from [[plate tectonic studies]] to mic
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  • | author = Dan J. Hartmann, Edward A. Beaumont ...ve the room at a given rate relative to a smaller tubular-shaped room with a few large doors.
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  • | author = David A. Chapin, Mark E. Ander ..._fig15-4.png|300px|thumb|{{figure number|1}}Different gravity responses to a body with different positive density contrasts.]]
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  • | author = Dan J. Hartmann, Edward A. Beaumont ...[[Reservoir quality|pore geometry]]. Mapping S<sub>w</sub> distribution in a reservoir helps us predict trap boundaries.
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  • ...n basin]], which in turn is separate from the genetic use of basin to mean a sedimentary basin—the focus of this article. To define a basin, we follow the steps listed in the table below.
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  • ...in a [[trace]] called a '''[[prestack trace]]'''. Each prestack trace has a source and receiver coordinate, but the trace is plotted at the point halfw ...MP) stack|stacking]] process, all traces within a bin are summed to create a single stack trace, greatly improving signal quality.
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  • '''Welcome to AAPG Wiki — a new wiki for subsurface geoscience in the energy industry.''' The gallery section is a bit different because it uses a template call to build the content. The section looks like this:
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  • | author = Carol A. Law ...properties|pore fluid chemistry]] can affect the thermal history and thus a rock's rate of maturation.
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  • ...many factors that could affect a seal, it has been surprising to find such a simple relationship, basin after basin. ...g|300px|thumb|{{figure number|1}}Smear gouge along a normal fault found in a sequence of Permian-Carboniferous sand and shales near Lynemouth, U.K..]]
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  • ...hane]] and other light hydrocarbons that escape from deep reservoirs enter a shallower oil reservoir.<ref name=Petersetal_2012>Peters, Kenneth E., David
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  • '''By Kent A. Bowker, Bowker Petroleum, LLC''' ...nterests in the Barnett Shale to BKV Oil & Gas, a subsidiary of Banpu Pcl (a Thailand-based coal-mining and power-generating firm), for $770 million. T
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  • ...46</sub>-C<sub>55</sub>, C<sub>56</sub>-C<sub>80</sub>), compound type, or a combination thereof.<ref name=Petersetal_2012>Peters, Kenneth E., David J.
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  • | author = Edward A. Beaumont, Forrest Fiedler ...ssure. For this situation to occur, the fluid must first be trapped within a rock unit (pressure compartment).
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  • | author = Carol A. Law ...Congress, Buenos Aires, p. 179–189. ''Discusses the relationships between a number of maturation indicators and petroleum generation and migration.''</
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  • | author = Carol A. Law ...bon (TOC)]] present in a rock. The two most common techniques of analyzing a rock for TOC are [[Rock-Eval pyrolysis]] with TOC and the [[LECO method in
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  • | author = Edward A. Beaumont, Forrest Fiedler ...adarko basin. From Al-Shaieb et al.;<ref>Al-Shaieb, Z., J. O. Puckette, A. A. Abdalla, and P. B. Ely, 1995b, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpub
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  • ...ous, interconnected pathway of hydrocarbon-filled pore space. Flow through a seal occurs with saturations of 4.5–17% of the rock pore volume, averagin ...ns of 25–91% may be required.<ref name=ch10r27>England, W., A., Mackenzie, A., S., Mann, D., M., Quickley, T., M., 1987, The movement and entrapment of
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  • | Classic || Mapping a surface of interest (from data) using [[Average velocity|average velocities | Modified Classic || Mapping a surface of interest using a densely drilled shallow horizon, avoiding the weathering layer at the earth
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  • ...al:Version|in the Version page]], it should be working. Feel free to write a test for it here. There should be a map of Tulsa on the right.
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  • | author = Geoffrey A. Dorn ...when approaching the use of [[Basics of seismic attributes|attributes]] in a [[3-D seismic data: the data cube|3-D seismic]] survey:
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  • | author = Dan J. Hartmann, Edward A. Beaumont ...ir performance affects the economic viability of a play or prospect and is a function of reservoir system quality. Performance is expressed by
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  • ...particularly useful when making numerous road stops and can be input into a computer for plotting. ...elation. It allows a quantitative tie between surface and subsurface using a measurement common to both: the gamma-ray curve. This kind of tie can be mo
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  • | author = Geoffrey A. Dorn ...e=ch13r12>Stark, T., J., 1996, Surface slice generation and interpretation—a review: The Leading Edge, vol. 15, p. 818–819, DOI: [http://library.seg.o
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  • | author = John C. Dolson, Mike S. Bahorich, Rick C. Tobin, Edward A. Beaumont, Louis J. Terlikoski, Michael L. Hendricks A whole basin or part of a basin can be analyzed for stratigraphic trap potential using the [[sequence
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  • ...op.edu/faculty/daley/link_to_webpages/courses/geol211/facies.html Creating a lithofacies map]
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  • ...ki/Dictionary:Reflection Seismic reflections] are generated where there is a contrast in impedance (which is the product of velocity and density). ...ismogram. Velocity information can come from a variety of sources. Here is a list, in order of preference:
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  • ...|Figure 1a]] illustrates how this would be calculated, at a given point on a [[fault]] surface, for explicit shale beds (Equation 1): The shale thicknesses are measured in a "window" with a height equal to the throw; therefore, this window represents the column of
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  • | chapter = Developing a philosophy of exploration | author = Edward A. Beaumont, Norman H. Foster, Richard R. Vincelette, Marlan W. Downey, James
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  • | author = Douglas W. Waples, Joseph A. Curiale ...r on the relative or absolute abundance of specific molecules in an oil or a [[source rock]] extract.
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  • ...specpubs/beaumont/ch02/ch02.htm Classification of exploration traps] in E. A. Beaumont and N. H. Foster, eds., Handbook of Petroleum Geology: Exploring
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  • ...moco Production Company] in 1987 and 1988.<ref name=ch16r2>Burgett, W. A., A. Orange, and R. F. Sigal, 1992, Integration of MT, seismic, gravity, and ma ...d equipment was light and compact. Data were collected from 43 sites, with a typical spacing of 10–20 km (6–12 mi).
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  • ...allowing reconstruction of the [[burial history chart|burial history]] in a basin. The method requires decompaction of the remaining sequence of layers
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