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    CGE 46

    INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM

    TECHNOLOGY

    TENGKU AMRAN TENGKU MOHD

    Department of Oil & Gas Engineering

    Faculty of Chemical Engineering

    UiTM Shah Alam

    BY:

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    Overview of Petroleum Play3

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    Source rocks, Generation, Migrationand Accumulation of Petroleum

    Structural Geology, Petroleum Traps

    Outline

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    After completing this chapter, you should be ableto:

    Describe the origin, generation, migration and

    accumulation of petroleum. Discuss the five main controls/ elements on

    petroleum accumulation.

    Identify several structural geology features and

    how they can serve as petroleum traps.

    Objectives

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    Overview

    WHAT IS THE PETROLEUM PLAY???

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    Overview

    Petroleum Playis a perception (or model) of how

    reservoir rocks, a petroleum charge system, and a

    trapping configuration may combine to create

    petroleum accumulations at a specific

    stratigraphic level.

    adapted from Allen, 1990

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    Plants and

    animals die

    Organic

    sedimentation

    occur (primarily in

    a waterenvironment)

    Sedimentation

    continue withincreasing

    overburden

    pressure

    Organic debris

    deposited together

    with other materials

    (through

    lithification)

    Primary theory (generation of HC by organic evolution)

    Sediments

    move

    deeper into

    the earth

    Depth,Temp +

    Geologic timepasses + chemical

    action (Organic

    debris HC)

    Origin of Petroleum

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    Origin of Petroleum

    Conversion of the organic material is called

    Catagenesis(assisted by pressure caused by burial,

    temperature and thermal alteration and degradation.

    The organic origin of petroleum is strongly suggested by

    the great quantities of organic compounds continuously

    being deposited in sedimentary basins around the world.

    Plant and animals remains contain abundant carbon and

    hydrogen.

    Variations in the compositions of different crude oils (due

    to chemical variation in the composition of organic

    material)

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    From transformation of biomatter.

    The biogenic origin of petroleum is widely accepted on thebasis of geochemical studies.

    In low-energy environment (shallow marine environment),

    fine-grained sediments are slowly deposited. Oxygen depletion takes place lead to anaerobiccondition.

    Anaerobic bacteria reduce the organic compound by theremoval of oxygen from molecules BUT did not attack

    C-C bond of HC. This condition highly preserve the organic matter.

    In high-energy environment (aerobic)the bacteriadecompose organic matter to CO2and H2O.

    Organic Theory

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    Cosmic sources: HCs found in meteorites.Consolidation of H and C during earth cooling.

    Reaction of metal carbides in the earth (byMendeleve,1902 and Porfirev, 1974) :

    iron carbide react with percolating water toform methane and other oil hydrocarbons.There is little evidence for the existence ofiron carbide in the mantle.

    Inorganic Theories

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    Petroleum System

    WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL

    ELEMENTS AND PROCESSESOCCUR IN PETROLEUM

    ACCUMULATION???

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    The essential elements and processes and all genetically-related hydrocarbons that occur in petroleum occurrencesand accumulations whose provenance is a single pod ofactive source rock.

    Source Rock

    Migration Route

    Reservoir RockTrap

    Seal

    Elements

    Generation

    Maturation

    MigrationAccumulation

    Retention

    Processes

    Petroleum System

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    Arrangement of oil and gas source rocks, a reservoir, a seal, and a trap in a

    way that has allowed the natural accumulation of oil and gas.

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    Petroleum system

    Petroleum System

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    1. Source Rock

    Source rock is defined as rock formed throughlithification, from original sediments containingorganic debris.

    A source rock is a rock that is capable of producing

    hydrocarbons.

    Requirements for source rocks; they need to have a high enough concentration of

    organic matter

    they should have been heated to a high enoughtemperature to reach thermal maturation.

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    Source rocks are:sedimentary rocks that were deposited in very quiet

    water (still swamps on land, shallow quiet marine bays,or in deep submarine settings)

    Organically rich, black-colored shales depositedin a quiet marine, oxygen depleted environmentare considered to be the best source rocks.

    comprised of very small mineral fragments. Inbetween the mineral fragments, are the remains oforganic material, usually algae, small wood fragments,or pieces of the soft parts of land plants (Figure).

    1. Source Rock

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    Petroleum/Oil: complex

    mixture of naturallyoccurring organiccompounds.Organic rich sediments

    are buried in a basin.Through time, underpressure and temperatureassociated with deepburial, organics undergophysical and chemicalchanges, eventuallyforming oil.

    Fossil fuel formation

    1. Source Rock

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    Graphite

    Dead Carbon

    Te

    mperature

    Organic

    Material

    fate of o rganic matter

    Smaller

    Fragment

    Humic

    Substances

    Kerogen

    methane

    oil

    Wet GasThermallyMatured

    OrganicMatter

    60

    120

    150Dry Gas

    Oil window

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    KEROGEN FORMATION

    DIAGENESIS

    CATAGENESIS

    METAGENESIS

    Processes

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    DIAGENESIS

    Occurs in the shallow subsurface near normaltemperature & pressure

    Net result is reduction of its oxygen content;

    H:C ratio unaltered

    Organic

    MaterialHumic

    Substances Kerogen

    MethaneCO2H2O

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    CATAGENESIS

    Occurs in the deeper subsurface as temperature& pressure increase

    Net result is the reduction of its H:C ratio

    no significant change in oxygen:carbon ratio

    KerogenMatured

    Organic

    Materials

    Oil Gas

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    METAGENESIS

    Occurs in the deeper subsurface at temperature& pressure verging on metamorphism

    Net result is the H:C declines until only carbon left (graphite)

    Porosity & permeability are now negligible

    Matured

    Organic

    MaterialsGraphite

    Last HC released

    Dry gas

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    PAB 1023 Petroleum Geoscience 25

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    As organic matter is buriedit is heated andtransformed into kerogen,oiland gas.

    Most oil is produced

    between temperatures of60 and 120 degrees C, ata depth range known asthe oil window.

    Deeper source (>150oC),thermogenic gas isgenerated

    When kerogen is cracked,

    the resulting mobile (volatile)

    components are called HC

    Petroleum Maturation and Generation

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    After petroleum has been generated, it mustmigrate out of the source rock and into the trapwhere it will accumulate and form an oil or gasfield.

    Some oil forms close to the reservoir and canreach it vertically but in many cases oilmigrates tens to hundreds of kilometers beforecoming to rest in a reservoir.

    2. Migration

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    Petroleum migrates as a mixture of oil, gas andwater through water-saturated rocks.

    In the reservoir these phases separateaccording to density with the most dense waterat the bottom, least dense gas on top and oiloccur in between.

    2. Migration

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    Primary migration is the process by which petroleummoves from source rock to carrier beddriven by

    pressure build-up caused by HC generation.

    Secondary migration is the migration from the source

    kitchen to the reservoir trap through the carrier

    gravity driven process (buoyancy) controlled by pore-

    entry networks.

    The petroleum had to migrate through rocks with enough

    permeability and porosity to allow the fluids to flow to the

    surface.

    Migration Routeavenues in rock through which oil

    and gas moves from source rock to trap

    2. Migration

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    Primary and secondary migration

    2. Migration

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    RESERVOIR

    ROCK

    They contain

    interconnected

    passageways of

    microscopic pores or

    holes that occupy the

    areas between the

    mineral grains of therock

    POROUS AND

    PERMEABLE

    Most oil and gasreservoir rocks are

    sandstones, limestones,

    or dolomites

    Most major sourcerocks are shales andbiogenic limestones.

    3. Reservoir Rock

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    The term reservoir implies storage.

    Reservoir rock is rock where hydrocarbons are stored and

    from which they can be produced.

    They are characterized by high porosity and

    effective permeability.

    An example of a good reservoir rock is sandstone

    Once oil and gas enter the reservoir rock, they are

    relatively free to move. Most reservoir rocks are initially

    saturated with saline groundwater. Because oil and gas are less dense than the ground water,

    they rise upward through the water-saturated pore spaces

    until they meet a barrier of impermeable rockSEAL

    3. Reservoir Rock

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    POROSITY

    Two types

    Primary Porosity

    Original porosity (between grains)

    Secondary Porosity

    Chemical Leaching

    Fractures

    Vuggy

    %100)(

    T

    v

    VVporosity

    Where, Vv= Void-space volume

    VT= Total or bulk volume of material

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    Effective Porosity

    is the fraction of the porosity that is availablefor transporting fluid(excludes fraction ofpores too small to hold fluid, or those that arenot inter-connected.

    Can be measured in the lab directly by saturating adried sample of known volume and measuring wateruptake in a sealed chamber over time

    For unconsolidated coarse- grained sediments there isno significant difference

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    Which sedimentary rock type is most likely to

    be a potential reservoir rock?

    The most porous

    reservoir rocks are

    generally well-sorted,

    poorly cementedsandstones, and

    these make up some

    of the most important

    petroleum reservoirsaround the world.

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    Porosity of Sedimentary Rocks

    (Clastic)

    The porosity depends on grain size, the

    shapes of the grains, and the degree of

    sorting, and the degree of cementation.

    Well-rounded coarse-grainedsediments usually have higher

    porosity than fine-grained sediments, because the grains do

    not fit together well.

    Poorly sorted sedimentsusually have lower porosity

    because the fine-grained fragments tend to fill in the open

    space.

    Highly cemented sedimentaryrocks have lower porosity.

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    Examples of Reservoir Porosity

    a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of unconsolidated sands

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    Examples of Reservoir Porosity

    Unconsolidated sand

    Note the void spaces

    (porosity) produced by

    the stacking of irregular

    shaped grains

    POROSITY ??

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    Examples of Reservoir Porosity

    Cambrian Bliss

    Sandstone.

    The clear grains are

    quartz sand and theblack material is

    hematite cement.

    POROSITY ??

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    Examples of Reservoir Porosity

    North Sea Sandstone.

    This rock was

    impregnated with blue

    epoxy so it would be

    easier to identify theporosity.

    POROSITY ??

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    Examples of Reservoir Porosity

    limestone, a biologic

    sedimentary rock.

    Some of the fossil

    fragments were

    dissolved to form

    porosity.

    POROSITY ??

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    Permeability

    Permeability needs to be measured, either

    directly (using Darcy's law) or through estimation

    using empirically derived formulas.

    A common unit for permeability is the darcy(D),

    or more commonly the millidarcy (mD) (1 darcy

    1012m).

    Other units are cm and the SI m2.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcy
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    In order to prevent the HC rising

    to the surface and escaping theymust be caught in a confinedspace, termed a trap.

    A trap is a place where oil andgas accumulates.

    Porous rock covered byimpermeable rock

    Example

    Structural Traps

    Folds (Anticline)

    Faults

    Stratigraphic Traps

    Pinch out

    Unconformity

    5. Traps

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    4. Seal

    A rock through which oiland gas cannot move

    effectively (such as

    mudstone, claystone or

    salt) and which blocksthe upwards migration

    of oil and gas.

    Relatively impermeable.

    Seal at surface

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    A seal is a fine-grained rock that preventsthe oil migrating to the surface @ vertical

    migration (which happens in many parts of

    the world - leading to natural oil seeps).

    The seal is an important component in a

    prospect.

    4. Seal

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    Common seals include

    salt evaporites, chalks provides an effective

    seal

    Muddy @ clay-rich rocks, shale representmost seals.

    Siltstones (very find-grained)

    4. Seal

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    Siltstone

    10-5

    10-4

    10-3

    10-2

    10-1

    100

    101

    102

    103

    104

    105

    10-6

    Gravels

    Very Fine

    Sand

    Silt

    PureClay SandyClay

    FineSand

    Coarse

    sand

    F Gravel

    K (m/day)

    Can be effective seal/ cap rock if the capillary entrypressure into the pores of the seal rock above anaccumulation is in excess of the buoyancy drive of theunderlying hydrocarbon column.

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    Overview

    WHAT IS STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY &HOW THE FEATURES CAN SERVE AS

    PETROLEUM TRAPS???

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    Structural Geology

    Structural geology is a component of petroleum

    geology. Structural geology is concerned with shapes

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    1. Faults

    A fault is a more or less planar surface orzone, across which the rocks on either side

    have been moved by shear displacement(i.e.

    displacement parallel to the fault surface)

    Faults can be sharp and can be wide zone

    Majority are not vertical (most are inclined)

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    1. Faults

    DIPof the fault planeThe angle down fromhorizontal.

    STRIKEof the fault planeThe compass direction of

    the horizontal line lying in the fault.

    VERTICAL FAULThas a dip of 90o.

    NON-VERTICAL FAULThas dip that range from

    very shallow (10-30o) to moderate (40-60o) to steep

    (70-89o)

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    1. Faults

    Each faults separates the entire rock mass into

    two fault-blocks.

    Non-vertical faults the fault-block lyingbelow the fault plane is called footwall, andthe block above the fault is called the

    hangingwall (Figure)

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    Types of fault defined by displacement along the fault plane

    1. Faults

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    Slip Direction

    1. Faults

    The names of

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    DIP SLIP FAULTS

    (Fault slip parallel to the dip direction)

    REVERSE FAULTSNORMAL FAULTS

    The hanging wall has slipped

    down in comparison to thefootwall. (associated withextensionlateral increase indimension)

    Gravity causes the hanging wallto slip down.

    Normal Faults are from layersbeing pulledapart.

    Also known as a GRAVITYFAULT.

    The hanging wall has slipped up

    in comparison to the foot wall.(associated with shorteninglateral decrease in dimension).

    When layers are pushed

    together this is the kind of faultthat occurs.

    Also known as a THRUSTFAULT.(dip is low- less than 25o)

    1. FaultsThe names of

    faults aredefined by the

    sense ofmovement

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    NORMAL FAULT

    Normal Fault

    1. Faults

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    Normal Fault

    1. Faults

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    REVERSE FAULT

    Reverse Fault

    1. Faults

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    Two layers of rock are shifted horizontally or

    parallel to the fault plane.

    STRIKE SLIP FAULT

    Strike Slip Fault

    1. Faults

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    2. Fold

    The term fold does not imply any particularscale.(can apply to structures of any size.

    If a fold makes the trap for a petroleumreservoir, the size of the fold must be quitelarge (on the order of km).

    Fold can be very small too.

    There are three main types of folds:

    Anticlines

    Synclines

    Monoclines

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    2. Fold

    Feature where rock layers or other markers

    become non-planar due to deformation

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    2. Fold

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    Anticlines

    Anticlines: This is when layers are folded upwards in

    what looks like arch. The layers are symmetrical (lookalike) to either side of its center.

    Rock layers in anticlines dip away from the center axis.

    The oldest rocks are exposed on the center axis.

    S li

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    Synclines

    Synclines: This is when the rock layers are

    folded downward. The youngest layers of rock are exposed on

    the center axis.

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    M li

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    Monoclines

    Monocline:This is when the rock layer has a gently

    dipping bend in the horizontal rock layer. Fold structures with only one tilted limb; beds on either

    side of tilted limb are horizontal typically arise from

    vertical offset on steeply dipping fault in subsurface

    near tilted limb

    3 Di i

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    3. Diapirs

    Diapirsis a body of flowable rock that migrates upwards (and

    possibly, sideways) due to its lower density (compared tosurrounding rocks). Rock salts (low density)commonly forms

    diapirs, but underconsolidated mudstones (often associated

    with overpressure) also can become diapiric. Large granit ic

    in t rus ions that rise into the middle crust also diapiric.

    Diapirs that pierces lower layers and flexes upper layers.

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    1 St t l T

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    Structural traps are formed:

    where the space for petroleum is limited by

    a structural feature

    when the reservoir rock and overlying seal

    have been deformed by folding or faulting.

    the deformation of rock strata within the

    earths crust

    1. Structural Traps

    1 St t l T

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    Folded strata that form a structural trap.

    1. Structural Traps

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    Structural Traps

    :

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    ANTICLINALTRAP

    FAULT TRAP

    SALT DOME

    EXAMPLE OF STRUCTURAL TRAP

    Anticlinal Trap

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    An anticline is an example of rocks which were previouslyflat, but have been bent into an arch. Oil that finds its way

    into a reservoir rock that has been bent into an arch will

    flow to the crest of the arch, and get stuck (provided, of

    course, that there is a trap rock above the arch to seal

    the oil in place).

    Anticlinal trap

    Anticlinal Trap

    Anticlinal Trap

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    The rock layers in an

    anticlinal trap wereoriginally laid down

    horizontally then folded

    upward into an arch or

    dome. Later, hydrocarbons migrate

    into the porous and

    permeable reservoir rock.

    A cap or seal (impermeablelayer of rock) is required to

    permit the accumulation

    of the hydrocarbons Anticlinal traps

    Anticlinal Trap

    Anticlinal Trap

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    Anticlinal traps

    Anticlinal Trap

    Salt Dome Trap

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    Salt Dome or Salt Plug Trap

    A trap created by piercement orintrusion of stratified rock layers

    from below by ductile

    nonporous salt.

    The intrusion causes the lower

    formations nearest the intrusionto be uplifted and truncated

    along the sides of the intrusion,

    while layers above are uplifted

    creating a dome or anticlinal

    folding.

    Hydrocarbons migrate into the

    porous and permeable beds on

    the sides of the column of salt.

    Salt dome traps

    Salt Dome Trap

    Salt Dome Trap

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    Hydrocarbons accumulate in the traps aroundthe outside of the salt plug if a seal or cap rock

    is present.

    Under the weight of overlying rock layers,

    layers of salt will push their way toward the

    surface in salt domes and ridges. Oil and gas

    are trapped in folds and along faults above the

    dome and within upturned porous sandstonesalong the flanks of the dome.

    Salt Dome Trap

    Salt Dome Associated Traps

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    Salt Dome Associated Traps

    Fault Trap

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    Fault TrapThe faulting of

    stratified rock occurs as a result

    of vertical and horizontal stress.

    At some point the rock layers

    break, resulting in the rock faces

    along the fracture moving or

    slipping past each other into an

    offset position.

    A fault trap is formed when the

    faulted formations are tilted

    toward the vertical.

    When a non-porous rock face ismoved into a position above and

    opposite a porous rock face, it

    seals off the natural flow of the

    hydrocarbons allowing them to

    accumulate.Fault traps

    Fault Trap

    Sealing Faults

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    PAB 1023 Petroleum Geoscience 82

    2 Stratigraphic Traps

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    Stratigraphic traps are formed:

    when the reservoir rock is deposited as a

    discontinuous layer. Seals are deposited

    beside and on top of the reservoir.

    by the limits of the reservoir rock itself, without any

    structural control.

    as a result of differences or variations between or

    within stratified rock layers, creating a change or loss

    of permeability from one area to another. These traps

    do not occur as a result of movement of the strata. e.g. Reef, Lenticular, Pinch out, Unconformity

    2. Stratigraphic Traps

    2 Stratigraphic Traps

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    A discontinuous layer of sandstone that forms a stratigraphic trap.

    2. Stratigraphic Traps

    EXAMPLE OF STRATIGRAPHIC TRAP

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    EXAMPLE OF STRATIGRAPHIC TRAP

    REEF LENTICULAR

    UNCONFORMITYPINCH OUT

    CONT

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    CONT

    Here is an example of a reef trap.

    The diagram shows a cross-sectionthrough the reservoir and overlyingrocks.

    Stratigraphic traps are also formed inclastic rocks: here, in a cross-sectionthrough a continental margin, twosandstone beds form traps withinmuddy coastal deposits.

    River channels may form long, thintraps corresponding to the formerposition of the river or deltadistributary. Beach sands may formsheet-like bodies along an ancient

    shoreline etc. Stratigraphic traps

    Reef

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    Reef

    Porous ancient coralreefs grew in the warmseas.

    They now provide prolificoil and gas reservoirs.Often overlying porous

    rock layers are "draped,"or folded over the reefsand form separate traps.

    Overlying impermeableshales act as seals to the

    reservoirs.

    Reef

    Lenticular

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    Lenticular trapA porous area

    surrounded by non-porous strata. They may be formed from ancient buried

    river sand bars, beaches, etc.

    Lenticular traps

    Pinch-Out

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    Pinch-out or

    lateral graded

    trap A trap

    created by lateral

    differential

    deposition when

    the environmental

    deposition changesup-dip.

    Pinch-out or lateral graded traps

    Pinch-Out

    Cont

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    This occurs where the

    porous limestonereservoir loses itsporosity and becomesimpermeable

    limestone, or theporous sandstonereservoir simply thinsand pinches out.

    Overlyingimpermeable rocksact as seals.

    Stratigraphic Pinch-out

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    A stratigraphic trap formed byfolding, uplift, and erosion of porousstrata, followed by the deposition oflater beds which can act as a seal for

    oil, gas, or water.

    Uncomformity

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    Unconformity

    3. Hydrodynamic Traps

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    A downward movement of water prevents the upward

    movement of oil or gas.

    Pure hydrodynamic traps are extremely rare, but a

    number of traps result from the combination of

    hydrodynamic forces and structure or stratigraphy.

    There are also a number of fields with tilted oil-water

    contacts where entrapment is a combination of both

    structure and hydrodynamic forces.

    3. Hydrodynamic Traps

    3. Hydrodynamic Traps

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    Ideal hydrodynamic trap

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    3. Hydrodynamic Traps

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    Combination of both structure and hydrodynamic Forces

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    4. Combination Traps

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    Combination traps result from two or more of thebasic trapping mechanisms. (structural,

    stratigraphic, and hydrodynamic ).

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    4. Combination Traps

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    Several types of traps(Combination traps) in Piercement

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    4. Combination Traps

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    Several types of traps(Combination traps) in Piercement

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    4. Combination Traps

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    Combination traps (faulted anticline)

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