structural trap

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  • petroleum traps
    In petroleum trap

    …simple system divides them into structural traps and stratigraphic traps. The most common type of structural trap is formed by an anticline, a structure with a concave (as viewed from below) roof caused by the local deformation of the reservoir rock and the impermeable cap rock. In this case, the…

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oil accumulation

  • petroleum traps
    In petroleum: Structural traps

    Traps can be formed in many ways. Those formed by tectonic events, such as folding or faulting of rock units, are called structural traps. The most common structural traps are anticlines, upfolds of strata that appear as inverted V-shaped regions on the horizontal…

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