Open AccessPotential hydrocarbon traps
Author(s) -
J. Koch
Publication year - 1982
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2597-2987
pISSN - 1395-3532
DOI - 10.34194/serieb.v8.7073
Subject(s) - sedimentary depositional environment , graben , geology , sedimentary rock , hydrocarbon , trap (plumbing) , tectonics , geochemistry , paleontology , chemistry , geography , structural basin , meteorology , organic chemistry
The formation of hydrocarbon traps is the result of local depositional and deformational history. The trap formation is governed by three main parameters: the geometry of the reservoir body, the sedimentary sealing history and the tectonic history. In the present chapter is discussed the distribution of potential hydrocarbon traps in different areas, each characterized by a structural style (figs. 47, 48). After a short definition of basic trap types, various areas of the Danish Central Graben, each of which is characterized by a certain structural style, are listed and described with emphasis on the distribution of potential hydrocarbon traps.