Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in

porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:
A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,
impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.
Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:
A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,
impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.
Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:
A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,
impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.
Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:
A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,
impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.
Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:
A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,
impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.

Stratigraphic traps are traps that result when the reservoir bed is sealed by other beds or by a change in
porosity or permeability within the reservoir bed itself. Examples of stratigraphic traps are:

A tilted or inclined layer of petroleum-bearing rock is cutoff or truncated by an essentially horizontal,

impermeable rock layer (unconformity). An unconformity is a surface of erosion. If reservoir beds
beneath an unconformity are tilted, and impermeable beds above the unconformity form a seal, then a
trapping geometry results. The giant Midway-Sunset oil field in the San Joaquin Valley is an example of
an unconformity trap. Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska is another.