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Conventional accumulation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006570

A discrete accumulation commonly bounded by a down-dip water contact and significantly affected by the buoyancy of petroleum in water. This geologic definition does not involve factors such as water depth, regulatory status, or engineering techniques.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-006570
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesUSGS Professional Paper: 1713-29 Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in the San Joaquin Basin Province, California at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp171329
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006570",
  "term": "Conventional accumulation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Conventional Accumulation",
  "definition": "A discrete accumulation commonly bounded by a down-dip water contact and significantly affected by the buoyancy of petroleum in water. This geologic definition does not involve factors such as water depth, regulatory status, or engineering techniques.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "USGS Professional Paper: 1713-29 Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in the San Joaquin Basin Province, California at http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp171329"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/conventional-accumulation/"
}

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