Could a Global Flood Produce All Earth's Oil?

Rapid generation evidence: Laboratory oil formation in days–years under elevated T/P. Natural analogs (e.g., hydrothermal systems like Guaymas Basin) producing gasoline-range hydrocarbons today with radiocarbon-measured young oils. Pathways & partitions: Why most fossil organic matter persists as kerogen, a smaller share as coal, and a fraction as oil/gas—and how tar sands fit as degraded oils. Comparative framework: Side-by-side of YEC catastrophic vs conventional gradualist models; notes on abiogenic contributions as a potential minor source. 📊 Figures & visuals overview Petroleum resource breakdown (crude, shale, tar sands) Biomass requirements: conventional vs accelerated (log-scale) Radiometric summaries of “young” oils Biotic vs abiotic formation pathways Pre-Flood biomass scenarios (modern, 10×, 100×, 1,000×) Timescale comparison (millions of years vs years–decades) 🧪 Key takeaways Rates are conditional: With sufficient heat/pressure, oil-forming reactions do not require geologic ages.

Front-loaded system: A single, global burial event can “short-circuit” decay, maximizing preservation and conversion efficiency. Consistency check: The scale, chemistry, and distribution of global petroleum are consistent with catastrophic burial plus rapid thermal processing, while explaining coal/kerogen abundance.