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Petroleum Systems of the Po Basin Province of Northern Italy and the Northern Adriatic Sea: Porto Garibaldi (Biogenic), Meride/Riva di Solto (Thermal), and Marnoso Arenacea (Thermal)

On-Line Edition

by

Sandra J. Lindquist¹

Open-File Report 99-50-M




This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with the U. S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsements by the U. S. government.

1999


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FOREWORD
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
PROVINCE GEOLOGY
      Province Boundary and Geographic Setting
      Political Entities
      Geologic Setting
      Exploration History
PETROLEUM OCCURRENCE AND CHARACTER
      Porto Garibaldi : Plio-Pleistocene (and minor Miocene) Biogenic Gas
      Mixed Biogenic and Thermal Gas
      Marnoso Arenacea: Thermal Miocene Gas, Oil and Condensate
      Meride / Riva di Solto: Thermal Triassic Oil, Gas and Condensate
SOURCE ROCK OCCURRENCE, CHARACTER, AND MATURATION
     Porto Garibaldi: Plio-Pleistocene and minor Miocene Source Rock for Biogenic Gas
     Marnoso Arenacea: Miocene Source Rock for Thermal Gas, Oil and Condensate
     Meride / Riva di Solto: Triassic Source Rock for Thermal Oil, Gas and Condensate
OVERBURDEN ROCK AND BURIAL HISTORY
TRAP STYLE
DISCOVERY HISTORY
RESERVOIR ROCK
SEAL ROCK
ASSESSMENT UNITS
     Porto Garibaldi (Biogenic*) Total Petroleum System #406001
     Meride / Riva di Solto (Thermal Triassic) Total Petroleum System #406002
     Marnoso Arenacea (Thermal Tertiary) Total Petroleum System
SELECTED REFERENCES

FIGURES
1.   Location map
2.   Stratigraphic equivalents
3.    Structural cross sections
       A.  Western onshore
       B.  Eastern onshore
       C.  Northern offshore
       D.  Southern offshore
4.   Map of fields color-coded by petroleum system
5.   TPS maps 
       A.  Porto Garibaldi total petroleum system
       B.  Meride / Riva di Solto total petroleum system
       C.  Marnoso Arenacea total petroleum system
6.   Histogram of Po Basin field sizes by source rock system
7.   Events charts
       A.  Porto Garibaldi Total Petroleum System
       B.  Meride / Riva di Solto Total Petroleum System
       C.  Marnoso Arenacea Total Petroleum System
8.  Burial history chart

TABLES
Table 1.       List of fields and their hydrocarbon source rock

Table 2.       Reserve allocation by petroleum system

Table 3.       Reserve allocation and average reservoir properties by reservoir age
 
 

¹ Sandra J. Lindquist , Consulting Geologist Contractor to U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO


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