Paleozoic

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Burial History Chart
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Rock Unit
Overburden
Depth (Km)
Lithology
Source
Reservoir
Seal
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cen.
P
N
K
J
T
P
M
D
P
R
1
Thick Fm
Generation
2
Placer Fm
George Sh
Top oil window
Boar Ss
3
Top gas window
Deer Sh
Elk Fm
Magoon and Dow, 1994
Critical Moment
Time of Expulsion and Migration. (Trap must
already exist)