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Petroleum System Elements

Petroleum System Elements. Source Rock - A rock with abundant hydrocarbon-prone organic matter

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Petroleum System Elements

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  1. Petroleum System Elements • Source Rock -A rock with abundant hydrocarbon-prone organic matter • Reservoir Rock - A rock in which oil and gas accumulates: - Porosity - space between rock grains in which oil accumulates - Permeability - passage-ways between pores through which oil and gas moves • Seal Rock - A rock through which oil and gas cannot move effectively (such as mudstone and claystone) • Migration Route - Avenues in rock through which oil and gas moves from source rock to trap • Trap - The structural and stratigraphic configuration that focuses oil and gas into an accumulation

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