Exam 1 Flashcards
1
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Reservoir rock
A
Rock that contains oil and gas
2
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Reservoir
A
Subsurface zone that contains oil and gas
3
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Play
A
Group of oil fields
4
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Pay
A
Reservoir that contains economically producible hydrocarbons
5
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Basin
A
Region of earth depression
6
Q
Facies
A
Distinctive portion of the rock layer
7
Q
Basement rock
A
Metamorphic or igneous rock in between sedimentary rock
8
Q
Cap rock (seal)
A
Nearly impermeable rock layer above the resorvoir
9
Q
Connate water
A
Pore water in sedimentary rock
10
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Structural trap
A
Formed by deformation of reservoir rocks
11
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Stratigraphic trap
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Trap formed by sedimentary features or unconformities.
12
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Anticline
A
Upward arch
13
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Syncline
A
Downward arch
14
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Homocline
A
Dipping in one direction
15
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dome
A
Circular or elliptical uplift
