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• Seal Rock = rock that has pore throats too small and
poorly connected to allow the passage of
hydrocarbons (Downey, 1994).
• Sealing = restriction to secondary migration (Allen
and Allen, 1990).
• Two important classes of seals occur in a petroleum
system : (1) regional seals that roof migrating
hydrocarbons and (2) local seals that confine
accumulations (Ulmishek, 1988).
Mechanics of Sealing
Migration pathways
• Orthocontours are constructed for the actual time of
secondary migration.
• Present day structure maps may be used to model
present day migration.
• Isopaching (3-D decompaction) can be used to produce
paleostructure map and used to model paleo migration
Pratsch (1983)
Pratsch (1983)
Distribution of Hydrocarbons in
Basins : Gussow Principles
Selley (1985)
Distribution of Petroleum within Basins
Pratsch (1983)
Hydrodynamic trap
Selley (1985)
England (1994)