Author(s): W. H. Roberts
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Year: 1980
Language: English
Pages: 273
Introduction: Problems of Petroleum Migration . . . . . vi
The Nature of Shales and the Dynamics of Hydrocarbon Expulsion in the Gulf Coast Tertiary Section. Henry H. Hinch . . . . . . . . 1
Primary Migration: The Importance of Water-Mineral-Organic Matter Interactions in the Source Rock. Colin Barker . . . . . . . . . 19
Agents for Primary Hydrocarbon Migration: A Review. Kinji Magara . . . . . . . . 33
Some Mass Balance and Geological Constraints on Migration Mechanisms. R. W Jones . . . . . . . 47
Migration of Hydrocarbons in Compacting Basins. L. C. Bonham . . . . . . . 69
Oil and Gas Migration: Chemical and Physical Constraints. Clayton D. McAuliffe . . . . . . . . . . 89
Some Economic Aspects of Water-Rock Interaction. Brian Hitchon . . . . . . . 109
Cross-Formational Gravity-Flow of Groundwater: A Mechanism of the Transport and Accumulation of Petroleum (The Generalized Hydraulic Theory of Petroleum Migration).Jozsef Toth . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Origin of Petroleum: In-Transit Conversion of Organic Compounds in Water. G. W Hodgson . . 169
Methane Generation and Petroleum Migration. Hollis D. Hedberg . . . . . . . 179
Role of Geopressure in the Hydrocarbon and Water System. Paul H. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Design and Function of Oil and Gas Traps. W H. Roberts . . . . . . . . . . 217
Near-Surface Evidence of Hydrocarbon Movement from Depth. Leo Horvitz . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Index . . . . . . . . . 270
