Generation and migration of petroleum from abnormally pressured fluid compartments: Reply

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (United States)

OSTI ID:5190347

Hunt, J M ^[1]

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1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA (United States)

This paper is a defense to a previous paper by the same author (Hunt, 1990). A rebuttal by Toth et al. (1991) argued with the author concerning his conceptual model of petroleum movement and the formation of geopressured reservoirs. Toth et al. (1991) argued against the use of impervious boundaries to maintain pressure in the petroleum compartments. They inturn emphasized the use of hydraulically continuous fluid-flow model across rock boundaries. This paper analyzes and discounts the use of a continuous, gravity-flow field in the deeper sedimentary basins and gives examples of recognized geopressured reservoirs which fit the author's original model.

• OSTI ID: 5190347
• Journal Information: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (United States), Journal Name: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (United States) Vol. 75:2; ISSN AABUD; ISSN 0149-1423
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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