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Table . 2. Summary of Geologic Models That Incorporate Sedimentary, Structural, and Organic Geochemical Processes
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To Explain the Distribution of Petroleum in Naturea
Geologic Factorsb Evaluation Criteriac
Reference Description Geol Gen Mig Ace Tim Nom Crt Cis
Sedimenta� basin analysis
Weeks (1 952) Basin development ++ ++
Knebel and Rodriguez-Erase (1 956) Oil habitat + ++ ++
Uspenskaya (1 967) Accumulation categories + ++ ++
Halbouty et al. (1 970a,b) Basin classification ++ ++ ++
Klemme (1 971 a,b, 1 9 75, 1986) Basin classification ++ ++

Bally (1 975) Geodynamic scenario ++ + ++ ++
Huff (1 978, 1 9 80) Basin type ++ ++
Zieglar and Spotts (1 978) Reservoir and source bed + + + ++
Bally and Snelson (1 980) Realms of subsidence ++ ++
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Welte and Yukler (1 9 1 ) Deterministic model + ++ ++ ++ +
Bois et al. (1 982) Geotectonic classification ++ + ++ + +
Kingston et al. (1 983a) Global basin classification ++ ++ ++
Demaison (1 984) Generative basin + ++ + + +
Ungerer et al. (1 984) Deterministic model + ++ ++ ++ ++
Tissot et al. (1 987} Kinetic model + ++ + ++ ++
Petroleum system study
Dow (1 974) Oil system + ++ + ++ + +
Perrodon (1 980, 1 9 83a,b) Petroleum system ++
Perrodon and Masse (1 984) Petroleum system ++
Meissner et al. (1 984) Hydrocarbon machine + ++ + + +
Ulmishek (1 986) Independent petroliferous
system + ++ + ++ +
Magoon (1 987, 1 9 88, 1 9 89a,b, 1 9 92a,b) Petroleum system + + + + ++ ++ ++
Demaison and Huizinga (1 991 ) Petroleum system ++ ++ ++ ++ + ++
Perrodon (1992} Petroleum system ++ + + + + ++
Play evaluation
Bois (1 975) Petroleum zone + + ++
White (1 980) Facies cycle wedges ++ + + ++ +
Kingston et al. (1 983b) Hydrocarbon plays ++ ++
Dolton et al. (1 987) Play + + + + +
Bird (1 988) Play appraisal method ++ + + + + +
Podruski et al. (1 988) Resource endowment ++ + + ++ + +
White (1988} Play rna� ++ + + + + +
Pros�ect evaluation
Bishop et al. (1983) Trapped hydrocarbon + + ++
Sluijk and Nederlof (1 984) Systematic appraisal + + + ++
Callahan et al. (1 987) PRESTO ++
Mackenzie and Quigley (1 988) Geochemical appraisal + ++ ++ ++ ++
"++,discussed in detail;+, only mentned;-, not mentned.
bGsoi = geology, including structure, stratigraphy, and geologic history of sedimentary rocks; Gen =generation, including the necessary organic matter richness, type, and
maturity to generate petroleum from a source rock; Mig =migration, including the movement of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon through the country rock; Ace= accumulation,
including the presenc of a reservoir rock, seal, trap, and high concentration of hydrocarbons; Tim =timing, meaning trap fonmation relative to hydrocarbon migration.
cNom = nomenclature or name; Crt= level of certainty; Cis= classification scheme.