Geological Controls and Resource Potential of Natural Gas in Deep SedimentaryBasins in the United States. Final Report November 1, 1990-May 1, 1992

摘要

The purpose of the research is to determine the geologic factors that controldeep gas accumulations in sedimentary basins as a means of locating exploration targets and to develop methodologies that improve the accuracy of assessing the resource potential of deep gas accumulations. Deep sedimentary basins in the U.S. are known to contain large accumulations of natural gas but the distribution and character of potential deep gas accumulations needs to be more accurately defined. In order to achieve this understanding, the geological and geochemical variables controlling deep gas accumulations are defined and quantified, and methodologies by which accumulations can be assessed are evaluated.