The petroleum system is a conceptual model that describes the processes that lead to the formation and accumulation of oil and gas. It consists of five essential elements: A source rock: This is a rock that contains organic matter that can be converted into oil and gas. A reservoir rock: This is a rock that can store oil and gas.

Sep 5, 2014 · Source rocks, trap, seal and reservoir rock are the key elements of petroleum systems which are provided by the interpretation of data from reflection seismology and electromagnetic geophysical techniques performed in a particular geographic area.

Jan 25, 2022 · A petroleum system encompasses a pod of active source rock and all genetically related oil and gas accumulations. It includes all the geologic elements and processes that are essential if an oil and gas accumulation is to exist.

The elements of a petroleum system include a source rock, reservoir, trap and seal. Geological processes involved are trap formation and generation-migration-accumulation.

Sep 25, 2022 · Petroleum system processes are physical, chemical, and biological processes that interact to generate and trap petroleum. Petroleum systems are typically characterized by the presence of source rocks, reservoirs, seals, and overlying traps.

The components and critical timing relationships of a petroleum system can be displayed in a chart that shows geologic time along the horizontal axis and the petroleum system elements along the vertical axis.

Jan 25, 2022 · A map and cross section drawn at the critical moment best show the geographic and stratigraphic extent of the system. The burial history chart (Figure 1) shows the critical moment and the essential elements for the fictitious Deer-Boar (.) petroleum system.

Jan 1, 1994 · The essential elements are the source rock, reservoir rock, seal rock, and overburden rock, and the processes include trap formation and the generation-migration-accumulation of petroleum.

Mar 5, 2020 · We’ve discussed how source rock is formed, how source rock characteristics feed into profitability, and how mapping source rock is critical for delineation of a working petroleum system. Next, we’ll discuss other elements of the petroleum system.

Petroleum System Summary Source (Material and Rocks) Generation (Maturation) Migration (Expulsion) Trap