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Contents PRACTICAL PETROLEUM GEOLOGY

Correlation 72
Superposition 74
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Unconformities 75
Faunal Succession 77
Relative Age 78
Summary 82
3 Oil and Gas Accumulation 83
Origin 85
Chemical Factors 85
Biological Factors 86
Physical Factors 88
Source Rocks 89
Migration 89
Primary Migration 90
Secondary Migration 91
Accumulation 94
Trapping 94
Differentiation 97
Types of Traps 98
Structural Traps 98
Stratigraphic Traps 102
Hydrodynamic Traps 108
Combination Traps 110
Timing and Preservation of Traps 111
Summary 112
4 Exploration 113
Surface Geographical Studies 113
Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images 114
Landsat 114
Radar 115
Oil and Gas Seeps 116
Collecting Data 117
Private Company Libraries 117
Public Agency Records 117
Databases 117
Geophysical Surveys 118
Magnetic and Electromagnetic Surveys 119
Magnetometer Surveys 119
Magnetotellurics 119
Gravity Surveys 120
Seismic Surveys 120
Ocean Bottom Cable Systems 127
Reservoir Development Tools 129
Well Logs 129
Log Interpretation 135
Sample Logs 136

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