Contents1 ProgressesandProblemsintheStudyofHydrocarbonMigrationDynamics 11.1 SecondaryHydrocarbonMigration 11.1.1 Basic Concepts of Hydrocarbon Migration 2 1.1.2 DrivingForcesofHydrocarbonMigration 31.1.3 ConduitsofMigration 71.1.4 CharacteristicsandFormingMechanismsofMigrationPathways 151.1.5 DynamicModelofHydrocarbonMigrationandAccumulation 181.1.6 Tracing and Dating Hydrocarbon Migration 21 1.2 Geodynamics and Methods of Quantitative Analysis 25 1.2.1 Geodynamics 251.2.2 DevelopmentofaGeologicalModel 261.2.3 MethodsofQuantitativeResearch 271.3 Dynamics in Hydrocarbon Migration and Accumulation 33 1.3.1 Development and Application of Migration and Accumulation Dynamics in Petroleum Geology 33 1.3.2 ConceptofHydrocarbonMigration-AccumulationDynamics 361.3.3 AspectsandMethodologyofHydrocarbonMigration-AccumulationDynamicsStudies 42References 482 Mechanisms and Processes of Secondary Migration of Oil and Gas 63 2.1 Physical Experiments of Secondary Petroleum Migration 63 2.1.1 Experiment Setup and Observation System 64 2.1.2 FormationofMigrationPathways 702.1.3 RemobilizationinMigrationPathways 852.1.4 PathwaySaturationandOilSaturationinPathway 892.1.5 Oil Migrationina Single Fracture 1022.2 Mechanisms and Processes of Secondary Migration ofHydrocarbon 106 2.2.1 Dynamic Characterization of Hydrocarbon Migration andPathwayPatterns 107 2.2.2 Mechanisms and ProcessesofPathwayFormation 1092.3 Numerical Simulations of Secondary Hydrocarbon Migration 121 2.3.1 MigMOD and Its Applicability 1222.3.2 Simulation Using Conceptual Geological Models 127 2.3.3 Heterogeneity of Hydrocarbon MigrationPathways andIn.uencingFactors 132 2.3.4 ACase Study on Hydrocarbon Migration in Middle JurassicofParisBasin 141 References 145 3 HydrocarbonConduitSystemandItsQuantitativeCharacterization 151 3.1 Sandstone Carrier Beds and Their Characterization 152 3.1.1 Conceptof Carrier Bed 1533.1.2 DelineationofCarrierBeds 1553.1.3 Developmentof Carrier Bed Models 1563.1.4 Geometric Connectivityof Carrier Beds 1583.1.5 Fluid Connectivityof Carrier Beds 1603.1.6 Quantitative Characterization of Conductivity ofCarrierBed 164 3.2 Quantitative CharacterizationofFault Carriers 1663.2.1 GeologicalFactorsAffectingFault Opening and Sealing 168 3.2.2 Principles and Model of Quantitative Research onFault Opening and Sealing 170 3.2.3 ConceptofFault-Connectivity Probability 1763.2.4 Effectiveness Evaluation of Parameters for CharacterizingFault Opening and Sealing 178 3.2.5 Quantitative CharacterizationofFault Carrier 1893.3 Carriers Associatedto Unconformity 1953.3.1 Characteristics of Unconformities as MigrationConduits 195 3.3.2 Spatial Distributionof Unconformity-Related CarrierBeds 199 3.3.3 Model of Unconformity-Related Carriers 211 3.4 Development and Quantitative Characterization of a Composite Hydrocarbon Conduit Framework 213 3.4.1 Principles of Construction of a Composite ConduitSystem 213 3.4.2 Method to Establish a Composite Conduit Framework 215 3.4.3 Quantitative Characterization of Composite Conduit Framework .219References 2224 Quantitative Evaluation Method of Hydrocarbon Migration and Accumulation Ef.ciency and Resource Distribution 231 4.1 Primary Hydrocarbon Migration and Estimation ofHydrocarbonExpulsion 232 4.1.1 Dynamic Condition Analysis of Hydrocarbon Primary Migration 232 4.1.2 Estimation of Hydrocarbon Expulsion from SourceRocks 242 4.2 Estimation Method of Hydrocarbon Losses During Secondary HydrocarbonMigration 254 4.2.1 Model of Hydrocarbon Secondary Migration Process 255 4.2.2 Proportion of Hydrocarbon MigrationPathway toMigrationConduit 257 4.2.3 Estimation Model of Losses During Secondary Migration 264 4.2.4 CaseStudy 2654.3 Estimation of Non-Commercial Hydrocarbon AccumulationLoss 268 4.3.1 Calculation Principle and Method 2694.3.2 Examples of Non-Commercial Accumulation Amount Estimation 270 4.4 Quantitative Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Resources andSpatialDistribution 274 4.4.1 Material Balance Method for Hydrocarbon Resources Evaluation 274 4.4.2 Realization of Hydrocarbon Migration and AccumulationEvaluationin MigrationPathway 277 4.4.3 Method Process of Hydrocarbon Migration and Accumulation Eff Ef.ciency and Resource DistributionEvaluation 279 4.5 ApplicabilityTestof Research Methods 280References 2865 Study of the Hydrocarbon Migration and Accumulation Dynamics in the Eastern Part of the Southern Slope of the Dongying Sag 293 5.1 Characteristicsof Geological Elementsof ReservoirFormation 293 5.1.1 TectonicCharacteristics 2945.1.2 Characteristicsof Stratigraphy 2955.1.3 Petroleum Geological Conditions 3015.2 Quantitative Study Based on Hydrocarbon Migration and Accumulation Dynamics 305 5.2.1 Establishment of the Basin Geological Model 305 5.2.2 Modelling of the Evolution of Pressure System 314 5.2.3 Evolution History of Organic Matter Maturity 322 5.2.4 The Hydrocarbon Expulsion History of the SourceRocks 324 5.3 Hydrocarbon Migratio