Play

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021268",
  "term": "Play",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A set of oil or gas accumulations sharing similar geologic, geographic properties, such as source rock, hydrocarbon type, and migration pathways.\n\n2. A set of oil or gas accumulations sharing similar geologic and geographic properties, such as source rock, hydrocarbon type, and migration pathways.\n\n3. A set of known or postulated oil and gas accumulations sharing similar geologic, geographic, and temporal properties, such as source rock, migration pathway, timing, trapping mechanism, and hydrocarbon type. A play differs from an assessment unit; an assessment unit can include one or more plays.\n\n4. A set of known or postulated oil and gas accumulations sharing similar geologic, geographic, and temporal properties, such as source rock, migration pathway, timing, trapping mechanism, and hydrocarbon type. A play may differ from an assessment unit; an assessment unit can include one or more plays.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Glossary: Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources",
    "EPA Draft Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources Glossary at www.yosemite.gov/sab",
    "USGS World Petroleum Assessment 2000 Glossary Description and Results at energy.usgs.gov/OilGas/AssessmentsData/WorldPetroleumAssessment",
    "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/play/"
}