GEOL472TrapsMigrationFormations of InterestMerrimelia Fm: -Starts the Cooper Basin - Waxing and waning of glacial sedimentsMajor upliftFault maps are for this areaTrap TerminologyMaui Field, New ZealandMap View of Anticlinal Trap Trap ClassificationStratigraphic TrapsStructural TrapsStructural Traps and Plate Tectonics• Plate Boundaries–Divergent– Convergent– Transform• Structural Environments– Extensional– Compressional– Strike-slip– Passive (Salt)Types of faultExtensional EnvironmentTarbert Formation North SeaGullfaks Field North Sea3D Seismic Barents SeaFossen, 2010Fault TrapsMap of the Murre FieldNewfoundlandCompressional TrapsTraps in Strike-Slip settingsPositive Flower StructuresTrap Types3D Seismic ImageSaltFault Network (ant tracking algorithm)Namur Ss. (Slice at 1700 m depth)2kmFault Network (ant tracking algorithm)Patchawarra Fm (Slice at 2500 m