Petroleum System Analysis Quiz

What is the primary purpose of a trap in a petroleum system?

In a clastic reservoir, what is the primary reconnaissance measurement used to identify reservoirs?

What is the primary purpose of a seal in a petroleum system?

What types of rocks can be efficient seals in a petroleum system?

What is the primary reconnaissance measurement used to identify reservoirs in a carbonate system?

What is the primary function of a seal in a petroleum system?

What is commonly derived from other logs or measured from cores in a petroleum system?

What is the term for the avenue through which oil and gas move from the source into the reservoir rock to the trap?

What is the primary characteristic of a reservoir rock?

What is the term for a rock that contains sufficient hydrocarbon-prone organic matter to generate oil and gas?

What is the study of how petroleum system elements and processes interact to create hydrocarbon-bearing provinces known as?

What is the term for economically viable concentrations of hydrocarbons?

What is the primary reason for the dark color of source rocks?

What is required for the preservation of organic matter in source rocks?

What percentage of oil and gas is formed by the thermal alteration of kerogen?

What is the most important factor in the generation of hydrocarbons from kerogen?

What is the threshold temperature for the onset of kerogen maturity?

What is generated first during the thermal alteration of kerogen?

What is the primary difference between conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons?

What is the term for the total volume of oil or gas present in a field before production?

What is the most important category of reserves from an economic perspective?

What are the two broad categories of reserve estimation methods?

What is required for the performance analysis method of reserve estimation?

What are the two techniques used in the volumetric method of reserve estimation?

What is the purpose of repeated random selections of values and their probabilities in petroleum system analysis?

What do the distributions obtained from the repeated random selections get converted into?

What is the purpose of risk assessment in petroleum system analysis?

What are the three types of reserves values that can be estimated from the probability distribution and cumulative probability curves?

What is the main source of uncertainty in petroleum system analysis?

What is the purpose of evaluating multiple leads in petroleum system analysis?