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HYDROCARBON TRAP [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cap rock
1, record 1, English, cap%20rock
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- roof rock 2, record 1, English, roof%20rock
correct
- impermeable cap rock 3, record 1, English, impermeable%20cap%20rock
avoid, pleonasm
- impervious cap rock 4, record 1, English, impervious%20cap%20rock
avoid, pleonasm
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The impermeable rock overlying an oil or gas reservoir that tends to prevent migration of the reservoir fluids from the reservoir. 5, record 1, English, - cap%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oil and gas become trapped in the subsurface where there is a barrier formed by impermeable rocks, such as well-cemented lithologies, mudrock and evaporite beds. These impermeable lithologies are known as cap rocks. The hydrocarbons will find their way around the cap-rock barrier unless there is some form of hydrocarbon trap that prevents further upward migration. 6, record 1, English, - cap%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All cap rocks are impermeable, therefore making the terms "impermeable cap rock" and "impervious cap rock" redundant. 7, record 1, English, - cap%20rock
Record 1, Key term(s)
- caprock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roche couverture
1, record 1, French, roche%20couverture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- roche couverture imperméable 2, record 1, French, roche%20couverture%20imperm%C3%A9able
avoid, pleonasm, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] barrière étanche [permettant] de sceller la roche réservoir, évitant par le fait même une dispersion du pétrole et du gaz naturel. 3, record 1, French, - roche%20couverture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comme les roches couverture sont toujours imperméables, le terme «roche couverture imperméable» est redondant. 4, record 1, French, - roche%20couverture
Record 1, Key term(s)
- roche-couverture
- roche-couverture imperméable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Natural Gas and Derivatives
- Petroleum Deposits
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- structural trap
1, record 2, English, structural%20trap
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- trap structure 2, record 2, English, trap%20structure
- collector structure 2, record 2, English, collector%20structure
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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... 3, record 2, English, - structural%20trap
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 2, English, - structural%20trap
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... tectonic movements with block tilting could have given rise to the collector structures within the coal measures. 2, record 2, English, - structural%20trap
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
structural trap: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 2, English, - structural%20trap
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gaz naturel et dérivés
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- piège structural
1, record 2, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20structural
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piège où interviennent principalement des facteurs tectoniques : plis, failles et les combinaisons de ces deux éléments. 2, record 2, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20structural
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des pièges structuraux qui ont été explorés correspondent à des blocs tiltés et horsts tertiaires. 3, record 2, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20structural
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
piège structural : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 2, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20structural
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
- Natural Gas and Derivatives
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- combination trap
1, record 3, English, combination%20trap
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A subsurface hydrocarbon trap that is partly structural and partly stratigraphic. 2, record 3, English, - combination%20trap
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
combination trap: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 3, English, - combination%20trap
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Gaz naturel et dérivés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- piège mixte
1, record 3, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20mixte
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- piège combiné 2, record 3, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20combin%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Retenue d'huile ou de gaz dans une roche-réservoir provoquée par l'intervention combinée de facteurs stratigraphiques et structuraux. 3, record 3, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20mixte
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
piège mixte; piège combiné : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 3, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20mixte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-05-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
- Tectonics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- unconformity trap
1, record 4, English, unconformity%20trap
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of hydrocarbon trap whose closure is controlled by the presence of an unconformity. 2, record 4, English, - unconformity%20trap
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reservoirs: Carbonate reefal mounds and facies fronts; fractured carbonates; unconformity traps and discontinuous marine clastic lenses. 3, record 4, English, - unconformity%20trap
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unconformity trap: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 4, English, - unconformity%20trap
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Tectonique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- piège de discordance
1, record 4, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20de%20discordance
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les strates du Paléozoïque inférieur sont tournées vers le haut et sont tronquées le long du flanc ouest de la voûte Keele. II se peut que des pièges de discordance aient été créés dans cette région par les schistes du Crétacé qui la recouvrent. 2, record 4, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20de%20discordance
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
piège de discordance : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20de%20discordance
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-04-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- anticlinal trap
1, record 5, English, anticlinal%20trap
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hydrocarbon trap in which petroleum accumulates in the top of an anticline. 2, record 5, English, - anticlinal%20trap
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anticlinal trap: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 5, English, - anticlinal%20trap
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- piège anticlinal
1, record 5, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20anticlinal
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure en forme de dôme composée de couches de roches créées par plissement. 2, record 5, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20anticlinal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les formes de pièges sont extrêmement nombreuses. On distingue, les pièges : structuraux, stratigraphiques, mixtes. À l'heure actuelle, où ce sont encore les résultats de la chasse aux anticlinaux qui prédominent, on peut estimer que les proportions approximatives des différents genres de pièges, parmi les plus connus, par rapport à la totalité des gisements sont : anticlinaux plus de 60 %, pièges stratigraphiques [...] 15 %, gisements dans des formations salifères, dômes de sel, diapirs, un peu plus de 1 %, pièges mixtes [...] près de 20 %, restent encore d'autres genres de pièges. 3, record 5, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20anticlinal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
piège anticlinal : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 5, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20anticlinal
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-11-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- spill point
1, record 6, English, spill%20point
correct, see observation
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- spill-point 2, record 6, English, spill%2Dpoint
correct
- spillpoint 3, record 6, English, spillpoint
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The structurally lowest point in a hydrocarbon trap that can retain hydrocarbons. 4, record 6, English, - spill%20point
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once a trap has been filled to its spill point, further storage or retention of hydrocarbons will not occur for lack of reservoir space within that trap. The hydrocarbons spill or leak out, and they continue to migrate until they are trapped elsewhere. 4, record 6, English, - spill%20point
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spill point: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 6, English, - spill%20point
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- point de fuite
1, record 6, French, point%20de%20fuite
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- point de débordement 2, record 6, French, point%20de%20d%C3%A9bordement
correct, masculine noun
- ensellement critique 3, record 6, French, ensellement%20critique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Point structural dans un réservoir, où les hydrocarbures pourraient fuir et migrer hors de la structure de stockage. 4, record 6, French, - point%20de%20fuite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
point de fuite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 6, French, - point%20de%20fuite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-03-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fault trap
1, record 7, English, fault%20trap
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A subsurface hydrocarbon trap in which an impermeable rock layer has been moved opposite the reservoir bed along a fault. 1, record 7, English, - fault%20trap
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- piège par faille
1, record 7, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20par%20faille
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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