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==Impact on petroleum geology==

==Impact on petroleum geology==

Pressure compartments have a significant impact on the distribution of oil and gas within a basin. Leonard<ref name=ch05r12>Leonard, R., C., 1993, Distribution of sub-surface pressure in the Norwegian Central Graben and applications for exploration, in Parker, J., R., ed., Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings of the Geological Society's 4th conference, London, p. 1305–1313.</ref> lists ways pressure compartments affect elements of petroleum geology:

Pressure compartments have a significant impact on the distribution of oil and gas within a basin. Leonard<ref name=ch05r12>Leonard, R. C., 1993, Distribution of sub-surface pressure in the Norwegian Central Graben and applications for exploration, in J. R. Parker, ed., Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings of the Geological Society's 4th conference, London, p. 1305–1313.</ref> lists ways pressure compartments affect elements of petroleum geology:

* [[Porosity]] loss due to compaction is less in overpressured and more in underpressured rocks than in normally pressured rocks.

* [[Porosity]] loss due to compaction is less in overpressured and more in underpressured rocks than in normally pressured rocks.