Foreword / Jack C. Threet -- Preface / Wallace G. Dow and Leslie B. Magoon -- Contributor's list -- Part I. Introduction -- Part II. Essential elements -- Part III. Processes -- Part IV. Identification and characterization -- Part V. Case studies-Western Hemisphere -- Part VI. Case studies -Eastern Hemisphere -- Appendix A: Petroleum system calculation sheet -- Appendix B: Standard abbreviations and units -- Glossary of terms / Jennifer A. Miles -- Index