It is important to make a migration map showing the location of the source rock facies and the drainage areas that feed the areas of interest. The map is best drawn for the time when [[maturation]] analysis indicates the hydrocarbons should be migrating. A rougher estimate can be made from a map or the stucture as it exists today. A drainage map is made from the migration map. It should include estimates of maturity and hydrocarbon yield in an appropriate number of area classes. Subareas within these classes are defined by thickness and yield variation within the total drainage area. | It is important to make a migration map showing the location of the source rock facies and the drainage areas that feed the areas of interest. The map is best drawn for the time when [[maturation]] analysis indicates the hydrocarbons should be migrating. A rougher estimate can be made from a map or the stucture as it exists today. A drainage map is made from the migration map. It should include estimates of maturity and hydrocarbon yield in an appropriate number of area classes. Subareas within these classes are defined by thickness and yield variation within the total drainage area. |