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Migration

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002365

The movement of hydrocarbons (oil and natural gas) from their source rock to a reservoir rock. Primary migration involves the expulsion of hydrocarbons from the fine-grained source rock, while secondary migration describes their movement through permeable carrier beds to accumulate in a trap. This process is driven by buoyancy and pressure gradients, occurring over geological time scales.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002365
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002365",
  "term": "Migration",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The movement of hydrocarbons (oil and natural gas) from their source rock to a reservoir rock. Primary migration involves the expulsion of hydrocarbons from the fine-grained source rock, while secondary migration describes their movement through permeable carrier beds to accumulate in a trap. This process is driven by buoyancy and pressure gradients, occurring over geological time scales.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/migration/"
}

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