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Petroleum System Events Chart: Timing of Elements and Processes

The document outlines the timing of elements and processes in petroleum systems over geologic time. It shows that source rocks develop organic matter in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. Reservoir and seal rocks form during these periods as well. Traps begin to form in the Mesozoic and are critical for oil and gas to accumulate by the critical moment of expulsion and migration in the Cenozoic era.

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Petroleum System Events Chart: Timing of Elements and Processes

The document outlines the timing of elements and processes in petroleum systems over geologic time. It shows that source rocks develop organic matter in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. Reservoir and seal rocks form during these periods as well. Traps begin to form in the Mesozoic and are critical for oil and gas to accumulate by the critical moment of expulsion and migration in the Cenozoic era.

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Petroleum System Events Chart

Timing of Elements and Processes


400 300 200 100 Geologic Time
Scale
Paleozoic Mesozoic Cenozoic
Petroleum
D M P P TR J K P N System Events

Rock Units

Source Rock

Elements
Reservoir Rock

Seal Rock
Overburden Rock

Processes
Trap Formation
Gen/Migration/Accum

Preservation

Critical Moment

Magoon and Dow,


Critical Moment
1994 Time of Expulsion and Migration. (Trap must already exist)
JMA

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