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  | author  = John M. Armentrout

  | author  = John M. Armentrout

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Basin paleogeographic maps are useful prospecting tools. They help us locate and predict the occurrence of [[The seven critical elements of hydrocarbon accumulation#Reservoir rock|reservoir]], [[The seven critical elements of hydrocarbon accumulation#Seal|seal]], or [[The seven critical elements of hydrocarbon accumulation#Source rock|source]] [[lithofacies]] by establishing the location of major geographic features, such as [[Lithofacies and environmental analysis of clastic depositional systems#Deltas|deltas]], [[Lithofacies and environmental analysis of clastic depositional systems#Shoreline deposits|shorelines]], [[Reef|barrier reefs]], and [[slope break]]s. Once an isochronous surface or coeval interval is identified, paleogeography can be reconstructed by integrating maps of age-equivalent lithofacies, [[Seismic facies mapping|seismic facies]], [[Biofacies and changing sea level|biofacies]], and thickness of reservoir-quality rocks.

Basin paleogeographic maps are useful prospecting tools. They help us locate and predict the occurrence of [[The seven critical elements of hydrocarbon accumulation#Reservoir rock|reservoir]], [[The seven critical elements of hydrocarbon accumulation#Seal|seal]], or [[Source rock|source]] [[lithofacies]] by establishing the location of major geographic features, such as [[Lithofacies and environmental analysis of clastic depositional systems#Deltas|deltas]], [[Lithofacies and environmental analysis of clastic depositional systems#Shoreline deposits|shorelines]], [[Reef|barrier reefs]], and [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/continental+slope slope breaks]. Once an [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isochronous isochronous] surface or coeval interval is identified, paleogeography can be reconstructed by integrating maps of age-equivalent lithofacies, [[Seismic facies mapping|seismic facies]], [[Fossil assemblage|biofacies]], and thickness of reservoir-quality rocks.

==See also==

==See also==

[[Category:Critical elements of the petroleum system]]  

[[Category:Critical elements of the petroleum system]]  

[[Category:Sedimentary basin analysis]]

[[Category:Sedimentary basin analysis]]