Unconventional and deepwater reservoir architecture

Abstract Basin analysis covers sedimentary basins, which are areas on the Earth’s surface, where sediments have been deposited. Generally speaking, basins are quite extensive and can cover tens of thousands of square kilometers. Sedimentary basins can be very deep and also shallow. Deep basins are often marked by high pressures and temperatures at depth. Basin analysis is vitally important in oil and gas exploration. It incorporates the processes used to determine where there is a high likelihood of encountering commercial quantities of recoverable hydrocarbons, and thus is integral to prospect generation. In the oil and gas industry, the petroleum geologist determines the possible presence and extent of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon-bearing rocks in a basin.