Hydrocarbon Migration Systems Analysis

Abstract

Part 1 Fluid flow: introduction to single-phase fluid flow - driving forces, basic equations, large scale flow of groundwater groundwater flow in sedimentary basins groundwater flow in actively filling and subsiding basins - tectonically-induced groundwater flow, groundwater flow in stable subaerial basins local groundwater flow systems, interaction of groundwater flow systems. Part 2 Generation, migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons: generation and expulsion of hydrocarbons - origin of natural hydrocarbons, primary hydrocarbon migration secondary hydrocarbon migration - secondary hydrocarbon migration under hydrostatic conditions, secondary hydrocarbon migration under hydrodynamic conditions, regional aspects of secondary hydrocarbon migration hydrocarbon accumulation, entrapment and preservation - hydrocarbon accumulation and entrapment under hydrodynamic conditions hydrocarbon accumulation and entrapment in hydrodynamic sedimentary basins, preservation of trapped hydrocarbons. Part 3 Basin evaluation for hydrocarbon exploration: application to basin evaluation - hydrodynamic condition, hydrocarbon migration and basin evaluation, hydrocarbon migration systems analysis, data base qualitative analysis of secondary hydrocarbon migration systems - present-day hydrocarbon migration systems, history of hydrocarbon migration systems quantative analysis of secondary hydrocarbon migration systems - present-day hydrostatic hydrocarbon migration systems, present-day hydrodynamic conditions present-day hydrodynamic hydrocarbon migration systems history of hydrocarbon migration systems.