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Interpreting hydrocarbon shows (view source)
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{| class = "wikitable"
{| class = "wikitable"
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! Show type
! Show type || Significance || Origin
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| Continuous phase
| Continuous phase || Trapped oil or gas || A slug or filament of oil or gas with a continuous connection through the pore network of a rock
| Trapped oil or gas
| A slug or filament of oil or gas with a continuous connection through the pore network of a rock
|-
|-
| Residual
| Residual || Migrated hydrocarbons || A discontinuous phase of oil or gas which formed as a result of a breached or leaky trap
| Migrated hydrocarbons
| A discontinuous phase of oil or gas which formed as a result of a breached or leaky trap
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|-
| Dissolved gas
| Dissolved gas || Gas present in the [[petroleum system || Gas exsolving from formation water from pressure release
| Gas present in the [[petroleum system]]
| Gas exsolving from formation water from pressure release
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|-
| In kerogen
| In kerogen || Oil or gas present in [[source rock]] || Oil liberated from kerogen in the [[Petroleum generation|oil generation]] phase
| Oil or gas present in [[source rock]]
| Oil liberated from kerogen in the [[Petroleum generation|oil generation]] phase
|}
|}
{| class = "wikitable"
{| class = "wikitable"
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|-
! Characteristic
! Characteristic || Transition || Waste
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|-
| Fluid production
| Fluid production || Oil or gas with water, or water only || Oil or gas with water, or water only
| Oil or gas with water, or water only
| Oil or gas with water, or water only
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|-
| Flow rate
| Flow rate || High in high-permeability rocks || Low
| High in high-permeability rocks
| Low
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| Water saturation
| Water saturation || High, decreases upward || Low, increases upward
| High, decreases upward
| Low, increases upward
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| Calculated hydrocarbon column
| Calculated hydrocarbon column || Small || Large
| Small
| Large
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|}