In petroleum geology, a trap is a geological structure affecting the reservoir rock and caprock of a petroleum system allowing the accumulation of hydrocarbons...

standard equipment, and gushers became a thing of the past. In the modern petroleum industry, uncontrollable wells became known as blowouts and are comparatively...

the naturally occurring hydrocarbons, such as crude oil (petroleum) or natural gas, are trapped by overlying rock formations with lower permeability, while...

Look up trap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A trap is a device used for trapping animals. Trap or TRAP may also refer to: Trap (2015 film), a Filipino...

as seismic reflection. They are important in petroleum geology as they can function as petroleum traps. Stratigraphically, salt basins developed periodically...

elaborate equipment. Petroleum geologists look at the structural and sedimentary aspects of the stratum/strata to identify possible oil traps or tight shale...

The name petroleum covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil and petroleum products that consist of refined crude oil. Petroleum is primarily...

significant, measurable and predictable. Energy portal Source rock Petroleum trap Fracking in the United States Environmental impact of fracking Coalbed...

exploration). Petroleum geology is principally concerned with the evaluation of seven key elements in sedimentary basins: Source Reservoir Seal Trap Timing Maturation...

is used in petroleum geology to describe a stratigraphic trap created by a pinch-out. Petroleum migrating through a porous stratum is trapped where the...