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  | part    = Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps

  | part    = Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps

  | chapter = Exploring for structural traps

  | chapter = Exploring for structural traps

  | frompg  = 20-1

  | frompg  = 20-23

  | topg    = 20-70

  | topg    = 20-23

  | author  = R.A. Nelson, T.L. Patton, S. Serra

  | author  = R.A. Nelson, T.L. Patton, S. Serra

  | link    = http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/beaumont/ch20/ch20.htm

  | link    = http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/beaumont/ch20/ch20.htm

==Information provided==

==Information provided==

Reconnaissance fieldwork can be used to familiarize the explorationist quickly with regional structural patterns, stratigraphy, and the distribution of rock types. It can also highlight areas where more detailed work is necessary. Existing maps should be spot-checked to determine if they can be confidently used for interpretation and as a base for additional work. In areas where geologic maps at the required scale are not available, detailed mapping and traversing may be required. Fieldwork can also be targeted to investigate specific topics such as [[fracture]] morphology and distribution, detailed fold geometry, and timing of structures.

Reconnaissance fieldwork can be used to familiarize the explorationist quickly with regional structural patterns, stratigraphy, and the distribution of rock types. It can also highlight areas where more detailed work is necessary. Existing maps should be spot-checked to determine if they can be confidently used for interpretation and as a base for additional work. In areas where geologic maps at the required scale are not available, detailed mapping and traversing may be required. Fieldwork can also be targeted to investigate specific topics such as [[fracture]] morphology and distribution, detailed [[fold]] geometry, and timing of structures.

The various types of fieldwork include the following:

The various types of fieldwork include the following:

* McClay, K., R., 1987, The Mapping of Geologic Structures: New York, Halstead Press, 161 p.

* McClay, K., R., 1987, The Mapping of Geologic Structures: New York, Halstead Press, 161 p.

* Ghisetti, F., Mechanisms of thrust faulting in the Gran Sasso chain, southern Appenines, Italy: Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 9, p. 955–967.

* Ghisetti, F., Mechanisms of thrust faulting in the Gran Sasso chain, southern Appenines, Italy: Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 9, p. 955–967.

* Reynolds, A., D., Simmons, M., D., Bowman, M., B., J., Henton, J., Brayshaw, A., C., Ali-Zade, A., A., Guliyev, I., S., Suleymanova, S., F., Ateava, E., Z., Mamedova, D., N., Koshkarly, R., O., 1998, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/1998/01jan/0025/0025.htm Implications of outcrop geology for reservoirs in the Neogene productive series]: Apsheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan: AAPG Bulletin, vol. 82, p. 25–49.

* Reynolds, A., D., Simmons, M., D., Bowman, M., B., J., Henton, J., Brayshaw, A., C., Ali-Zade, A., A., Guliyev, I., S., Suleymanova, S., F., Ateava, E., Z., Mamedova, D., N., Koshkarly, R., O., 1998, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/1998/01jan/0025/0025.htm Implications of outcrop geology for reservoirs in the Neogene productive series: Apsheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan]: AAPG Bulletin, vol. 82, p. 25–49.

* Price, R., A., 1965, Flathead Map Area, British Columbia, Alberta: Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 336, 221 p.

* Price, R., A., 1965, Flathead Map Area, British Columbia, Alberta: Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 336, 221 p.

* Stockmal, G., S., MacKay, P., A., Lawton, D., C., Spratt, D., A., 1996, The Oldman River triangle zone: a complicated tectonic wedge delineated by new structural mapping and [[seismic interpretation]]: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, vol. 44, p. 202–214.

* Stockmal, G., S., MacKay, P., A., Lawton, D., C., Spratt, D., A., 1996, The Oldman River triangle zone: a complicated tectonic wedge delineated by new structural mapping and seismic interpretation: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, vol. 44, p. 202–214.

* Dahlstrom, C., D., A., 1970, Structural geology in the eastern margin of the Canadian Rocky Mountains: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, vol. 18, p. 332–406.

* Dahlstrom, C., D., A., 1970, Structural geology in the eastern margin of the Canadian Rocky Mountains: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, vol. 18, p. 332–406.

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[[Category:Exploring for structural traps]]

[[Category:Exploring for structural traps]]