Unit 2.4

What is a petroleum trap?

• A device used to extract oil from reservoirs

• A geological structure that prevents the upward migration of oil and gas

• A tool for measuring oil viscosity

• A container used to store crude oil

Answer explanation

Which of the following is a common type of petroleum trap?

• Oil refinery

• Oil well

• Anticline

• Sedimentary basin

Answer explanation

Which of the following is not type of fault

• dip-slip

• strike slip

• oblique-slip

• transform-slip

What is a stratigraphic trap?

• A trap formed by faulting

• A trap resulting from changes in rock type or layering

• A trap associated with volcanic activity

Answer explanation

"Traps that result from deformation of the rocks by outside forces" this statement is refer to stratigraphic TRUE or FALSE,

• True

• False

In which type of geological structure might a salt dome trap petroleum?

• Anticline

• Syncline

• Igneous intrusion

• Dome structure

Answer explanation

Name the type of petroleum traps shown

Answer explanation

anticline

Which of the following is NOT structural petroleum traps

• anticline

• salt dome

• pinch out

• fault

How does a structural trap differ from a stratigraphic trap?

• A structural trap involves folding or faulting, while a stratigraphic trap involves changes in rock layers.

• A structural trap involves changes in rock layers, while a stratigraphic trap involves folding or faulting

• They are synonymous terms and refer to the same type of trap.

• Both involve the influence of tectonic forces.

Answer explanation

State the name of unconformity based on given picture

Answer explanation

disconformity