Hydrodynamic conditions in subsiding and filling basins

Each of the three subsystems of burial-induced groundwater flow that may develop in a subsiding and filling basin modifies the migration, accumulation and entrapment of hydrocarbons in a specific way in comparison with theoretical hydrostatic conditions for that basin (Table 6.1). Large groundwater 

The qualitative assessment of the hydrodynamic conditions in a filling and subsiding basin results in the identification of the areal distribution of the different subsystems of burial-induced groundwater flow, the general pattern of lateral burial-induced groundwater flow and the identification of zones of concentrated upward directed flow of groundwater. 

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