I told you it was a dumb question.
Przzz said:
This graphic / schematic (I think it may be from Concho) shows the present day structure (although present day is very similar to ancient structure from over 200 Million years ago).
The yellow is most probably the operator's (e.g. Conchos) acreage position (yellow is typical color to indicate O&G operator acreage).
In West Texas, present day structure is very similar to the ancient structure that was first set up in Pennsylvanian time with the Permian Basin was broken up from a single basin into a split basin with a platform in the middle separating the two basins.
Craig Wascom said:I really like this graphic and I think I am starting to get it. So I am going to ask what might be a really dumb question. Does the graphic represent the ancient sea basin and the yellow the deposits Przzz is talking about?