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Basin paleogeographic maps are useful prospecting tools. They help us locate and predict the occurrence of reservoir, seal, or source lithofacies by establishing the location of major geographic features, such as deltas, shorelines, barrier reefs, and slope breaks. Once an isochronous surface or coeval interval is identified, paleogeography can be reconstructed by integrating maps of age-equivalent lithofacies, seismic facies, 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 [[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, biofacies, and thickness of reservoir-quality rocks.

==See also==

==See also==