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This course provides an overview of the petroleum technology industry. This course is aligned with the textbook: "Fundamentals of Petroleum" by Kate VanDyke. Course author: Lee McMains, lee.mcmains@aims.edu

Source rocks, generation, migration, accumulation of petroleum

In this module we will explore which rock types make good source rocks. Ee will follow oil and gas as it is created, then as it flows upward and is trapped.

Objective and big questions

At the completion of this module you will be able to:
  • Recognize which rock types tend to release petroleum.
  • Explain how petroleum flows upward and becomes trapped.
As you work through this module please keep the following questions in mind:
  • Are there really underground lakes of oil?
  • Where do oil and gas come from?
  • Which kinds of deformations best lend themselves to oil and gas traps?

a book Reading:

For this module, please begin by reading "Accumulations of Petroleum" and "Reservoir Fluids and Pressure" in your textbook. Be sure to read the tables, look at the figures, and study the examples.

a notepad Links:

Please watch and study the following videos:

a checklist Self-check:

Name the two main theories about how hydrocarbon deposits formed on Earth.

  • Biogenic Theory
  • Abiogenic Theory

A rock that has a lot of holes, allowing for liquids to be trapped, has a high amount of _____________.

porosity

A rock that has a lot of connected holes, allowing for liquids to travel throughout, has a high amount of _______________.

permeability

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