油苗

油苗英語:) 是指液態或氣態碳氫化合物逃逸到地球大氣和地表的地方,油苗通常在石油圈閉構造之上[1]。碳氫化合物可能沿著地層逸出,或通過岩石中的裂縫,或直接從含油岩石的露頭中逸出[2]

石油逸出有兩種原因。由於構造運動破壞石油儲層上方的蓋層,導致油氣因浮力向地表遷移。或因增加埋深,導致石油儲層和蓋層超壓,故而破壞蓋層的密封性 [3]

參考文獻

  1. Gluyas, J; Swarbrick, R (2004). Petroleum Geoscience. Blackwell Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-632-03767-4.
  2. Scientists Find That Tons Of Oil Seep Into The Gulf Of Mexico Each Year". ScienceDaily. January 27, 2000. Retrieved April 3, 2015
  3. Peter J. Ortoleva (1994). "Basin compartments and seals". AAPG Memoir. AAPG. 61: 34. ISBN 9780891813408. Retrieved 15 March 2012
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