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==Definition==
 
==Definition==
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Certain structural domains or specific portions of those domains provide the greatest opportunities for exploration success. Those areas are called '''prospective structural fairways'''. In a prospective structural fairway, the structural history, trap configuration, and major elements of the hydrocarbon system combine to present a likely scenario for an economic accumulation of hydrocarbons.
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Certain [[structural domains]] or specific portions of those domains provide the greatest opportunities for exploration success. Those areas are called '''prospective structural fairways'''. In a prospective structural fairway, the structural history, [[trap]] configuration, and major elements of the hydrocarbon system combine to present a likely scenario for an economic accumulation of hydrocarbons.
    
Important considerations in identifying a prospective structural fairway are as follows:
 
Important considerations in identifying a prospective structural fairway are as follows:
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* Tectonic overburden or denudation
 
* Tectonic overburden or denudation
 
* Trap evolution and timing
 
* Trap evolution and timing
* Presence of source and reservoir facies
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* Presence of [[Source rock|source]] and reservoir facies
* Timing of hydrocarbon generation and migration
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* Timing of hydrocarbon generation and [[migration]]
    
==Assessing fairway prospectivity==
 
==Assessing fairway prospectivity==
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