− | Linking the elements (source, reservoir, seal, and overburden) to the processes of petroleum geology (trap formation and hydrocarbon [[Petroleum generation|generation]]-[[migration]]-[[accumulation]]) is an effective exploration approach. Mapping and studying a [[petroleum system]] helps explorationists predict which traps will contain petroleum and which will not. It also helps them focus on that part of a province that will most likely contain accumulations. Below are some examples of how the petroleum system concept can be applied to petroleum exploration at local and regional levels. | + | Linking the elements (source, reservoir, seal, and overburden) to the processes of [[petroleum]] geology (trap formation and hydrocarbon [[Petroleum generation|generation]]-[[migration]]-[[accumulation]]) is an effective exploration approach. Mapping and studying a [[petroleum system]] helps explorationists predict which traps will contain petroleum and which will not. It also helps them focus on that part of a province that will most likely contain accumulations. Below are some examples of how the petroleum system concept can be applied to petroleum exploration at local and regional levels. |