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Petroleum system: geographic, stratigraphic, and temporal extent (view source)
Revision as of 18:45, 8 July 2014
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Each petroleum system can be defined spatially by its geographic and stratigraphic extent.
Each petroleum system can be defined spatially by its geographic and stratigraphic extent.
The '''geographic extent''' of a petroleum system is determined at the critical moment. It is defined by a line that circumscribes the pod of active source rock and all oil and gas seeps, shows, and accumulations originating from that pod. [[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-4.png|Figure 2]] shows the geographic extent of the fictitious Deer-Boar(.) petroleum system.
The '''geographic extent''' of a petroleum system is determined at the critical moment. It is defined by a line that circumscribes the pod of active [[source rock]] and all oil and gas [[seep]]s, [[Interpreting hydrocarbon shows|shows]], and accumulations originating from that pod. [[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-4.png|Figure 2]] shows the geographic extent of the fictitious Deer-Boar(.) petroleum system.
The '''stratigraphic extent''' of a petroleum system is the span of lithological units which encompasses the essential elements within the geographic extent of a petroleum system. The stratigraphic extent is from below the pod of active source rock or the petroleum of the discovered accumulations in the system, whichever is deeper, to the top of the overburden rock.The stratigraphic extent can be displayed on the burial history chart and cross section drawn at the critical moment. [[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-5.png|Figure 3]] shows the stratigraphic extent of the fictitious Deer-Boar(.) petroleum system at the critical moment.
The '''stratigraphic extent''' of a petroleum system is the span of lithological units which encompasses the essential elements within the geographic extent of a petroleum system. The stratigraphic extent is from below the pod of active source rock or the petroleum of the discovered accumulations in the system, whichever is deeper, to the top of the overburden rock.The stratigraphic extent can be displayed on the burial history chart and cross section drawn at the critical moment. [[:file:petroleum-systems_fig3-5.png|Figure 3]] shows the stratigraphic extent of the fictitious Deer-Boar(.) petroleum system at the critical moment.