GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Source rocks are usually shales or limestones (sedimentary rocks). To be a productive source rock, the rock needs time to mature (time to form the oil and/or gas) and the hydrocarbons need to be able to migrate to a reservoir or seep.

Detailed explanation-2: -The source rock is the rock that contains the kerogen that the oil and gas forms from. The reservoir rock is the porous, permeable rock layer or layers that hold the oil and gas.

Detailed explanation-3: -On a mass basis, rocks containing type I kerogen yield the largest quantity of hydrocarbons upon pyrolysis. Hence, from the theoretical view, shales containing type I kerogen are the most promising deposits in terms of conventional oil retorting.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sedimentary rocks Petroleum may occur in any porous rock, but it is usually found in sedimentary rocks such as sandstone or limestone. Sedimentary rocks are grouped into three major classes: clastic, carbonate, and evaporitic.