Here is an extensively illustrated and timely study of the seismostratigraphy of oil and gas traps. Opening chapters review petroleum geology. The accent then shifts to the morphological aspects of traps, an important element being the identification of seismic responses to the geology of the various hydrocarbon traps being studied. Also discusses seismostratigraphic analyses and geological characteristics of trap configurations. Includes a wealth of seismic examples, many from the North Sea. Illustrated.