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STRUCTURAL TRAP [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Natural Gas and Derivatives
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Tectonics
DEF

A hydrocarbon trap in which the trap is formed because of deformation (as folding or faulting) of the rock layer that contains the hydrocarbon ...

CONT

Geologists look for several kinds of structural trap when searching for hydrocarbons, the more common being the anticline, the fault and the salt dome.

CONT

... tectonic movements with block tilting could have given rise to the collector structures within the coal measures.

OBS

structural trap: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gaz naturel et dérivés
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Tectonique
DEF

Piège où interviennent principalement des facteurs tectoniques : plis, failles et les combinaisons de ces deux éléments.

CONT

La plupart des pièges structuraux qui ont été explorés correspondent à des blocs tiltés et horsts tertiaires.

OBS

piège structural : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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