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AAPG Bulletin; Year: 2023; Issue: August DOI: 10.1306/04042322097
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Figure 8.
Maps depicting the extent of Mesozoic rift basins (A) and areas affected by Mesozoic and Cenozoic basin inversion that transect and overprint the Anglo-Polish Super Basin precursor (B). The occurrence of successor rift basins causes the primary reservoir targets to be deeply buried, something that causes compaction, diagenesis, and a deterioration in reservoir quality.

Figure 8. Maps depicting the extent of Mesozoic rift basins (A) and areas affected by Mesozoic and Cenozoic basin inversion that transect and overprint the Anglo-Polish Super Basin precursor (B). The occurrence of successor rift basins causes the primary reservoir targets to be deeply buried, something that causes compaction, diagenesis, and a deterioration in reservoir quality.