Petroleum Engineering: Generation and Migration

What percentage of a typical 'source rock' is composed of organic matter?

What type of terrestrial organisms are commonly found in sedimentary deposits and can contribute to the formation of petroleum?

What process, which started 4 billion years ago, has built up an atmosphere rich in oxygen?

What is the primary source of nutrition for all other marine life in the oceans?

What is the primary requirement for organic matter to form a source rock?

What is the main component of Foraminifera shells?

What is the approximate total production of organic material in the world's oceans per year?

What is the term for the process of organic matter being deposited in sedimentary environments?

What is the primary factor controlling primary biological productivity in terrestrial environments?

What happens to organisms after they have died in the ocean?

What is the name of the pelagic gastropods that contribute to the formation of petroleum?

What is the primary source of nutrients for organic production in the oceans?

What happens to organic matter when it is left at or near the sediment–water interface for a long time?

What is the result of a high sedimentation rate when the oxic/anoxic boundary is at or just below the sediment–water interface?

What is the effect of anoxic bottom waters on biological activity?

What is the ideal condition for the preservation of organic matter and the formation of source rocks?

Why does the organic matter content increase with decreasing grain size?

What is the relationship between grain size and organic matter content in the Viking shale of western Canada?

What is a necessary condition for a theory of petroleum genesis to be considered valid?

According to Pratt (1942), where are hydrocarbons most abundant and widely distributed?

What is the characteristic of hydrocarbon accumulations in sandstone and limestone reservoirs?

What is a geological occurrence that should be considered in the study of petroleum genesis?

What is true about commercial accumulations of hydrocarbons in basement rocks?

What is a characteristic of major accumulations of hydrocarbons?

What has substituted for oxygen in the cross-linking in the kerogen structure in anaerobic conditions?

What type of kerogen formation is linked to hypersaline conditions in the depositional environment?

What is the characteristic of Type III-S kerogen?

Why do most source rocks contain mixtures of two or more types of kerogen?

What is a common mixture of kerogen types found in source rocks?

What is the result of diagenetic sulfurization using abundant sulfate?