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The origin and distribution of reservoir rocks are controlled primarily by depositional processes. Scientists concerned with the origin of sedimentary rocks are fortunate because they can observe the conditions and processes by which sediments accumulate today and use their observations to interpret the origin of ancient rocks. By using the areas of modern environments of deposition as natural laboratories, scientists seek to improve the quality of their work. A massive effort has been underway for the past 30 years by industry, government and university scientists throughout the world to investigate modern environments of deposition and to interpret the results of processes in Holocene sequences. Concepts have evolved from these studies that have revolutionized scientific thought about sedimentary rocks.

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