ORIGEN DE LOS HIDROCARBONOS

Oil and gas migrate from source beds to porous and permeable rock until their flow is
stopped by:

Catagenesis
Cementation
Impermeable seal
Kerogen
Good job!
Which of the following rock types typically form the best source beds?

Organic-rich shales
Impermeable shales
Evaporites such as gypsum and anhydrite
Porous and permeable dolomites
Correct.
Which of the following statements best describes how oil and gas are generated in source
beds?

Compaction of organic-rich seawater within pore space

of shales.
Deposition of organic material in an oxygen-rich
environment.
Alteration of organic material by bacterial decay which
is aided by the effects of pressure and temperature
Consumption of organic material by bacteria
immediately after deposition.
Correct!
Which of the following is most likely responsible for newly generated oil and gas being
expelled from their source bed?

Gravity
Oxygen-rich water flowing through the sediments
Compaction of source bed by overburden pressure
Organic-rich shales
Correct!
Which of the following factors determines whether oil or gas is generated within a source
bed?
 Depth of burial
Temperature
Overburden pressure
All of the above
Correct.