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Petroleum Geoscience
A comprehensive introduction to the application of geology and geophysics to the search for and production of oil and gas. This book is structured to reflect the sequential and cyclical processes of exploration, appraisal, development and production. Chapters dedicated to each of these aspects are further illustrated by case histories drawn from the authors' experiences. "Petroleum Geoscience" has a global and "geo-temporal" backdrop, drawing examples and case histories from around the world and from petroleum systems ranging in age from late-Pre-Cambrian to Pliocene. In order to show how geoscience is integrated at all levels within the industry, the authors stress throughout the links between geology and geophysics on the one hand, and drilling, reservoir engineering, petrophysics, petroleum engineering, facilities design, and health, safety and the environment on the other. Readership: advanced-level undergraduates and graduate students in geology and petroleum geology, research students, academics and professionals within the oil industry. |
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Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping
Providing a guide to the use
of subsurface interpretation, mapping, and structural
techniques in the search for gas and oil resources,
this book outlines the field's key principles,
describes recent advances, and offers advice
on both exploration and development activities.
For all geologists, geophysicists, petroleum
engineers, and chemical engineers who prepare
subsurface geological maps in connection with
oil and gas exploration; and for supervisors,
managers, technical assistants, and others who
rely on those maps. |
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Petroleum Geochemistry and
Geology Devoted to the
basic and broad understanding of petroleum geoscience,
this book integrates the contributions of geology,
geophysics and other branches of geoscience
into one complete volume. This second edition
has been updated to include the latest informatioon
on applying the geosciences to reducing the
risk in petroleum exploration. Case studies
relating to both discovering oil and gas and
defining reservoir community after discovery
are cited. The book also includes clear explanations
of subjects such as biomarkers. This volume
is intended for geoscience students, as well
as for petroleum geochemists, geologists, geophysicists,
engineers, managers and technical personnel. |
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Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering
"This book is fast becoming the standard text in its field", wrote a reviewer in the Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology soon after the first appearance of Dake's book. This prediction quickly came true: it has become the standard text and has been reprinted many times. The author's aim - to provide students and teachers with a coherent account of the basic physics of reservoir engineering - has been most successfully achieved. No prior knowledge of reservoir engineering is necessary. The material is dealt with in a concise, unified and applied manner, and only the simplest and most straightforward mathematical techniques are used. This low-priced paperback edition will continue to be an invaluable teaching aid for years to come. |
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Practice of Reservoir Engineering
The Practice of Reservoir Engineering has been written for those in the oil industry requiring a working knowledge of how the complex subject of hydrocarbon reservoir engineering can be applied in the field in a practical manner. The book is a simple statement of how to do the job and is particularly suitable for reservoir/production engineers in its advice, illustrated with 27 examples and exercises based mainly on actual field developments. It should also be useful for those associated with this central subject of hydrocarbon recovery, from geoscientists and petrophysicists to those involved in the management of oil and gas fields. |
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The Rock Physics Handbook: Tools for Seismic Analysis of Porous Media
The Rock Physics Handbook conveniently brings together the theoretical and empirical relations that form the foundations of rock physics, with particular emphasis on seismic properties. It also includes commonly used models and relations for electrical and dielectric rock properties. Seventy-six articles concisely summarize a wide range of topics, including wave propagation, AVO-AVOZ, effective media, poroelasticity, pore fluid flow and diffusion. The book contains overviews of dispersion mechanisms, fluid substitution, and Vp-Vs relations. Useful empirical results on reservoir rocks and sediments, granular media, tables of mineral data, and an atlas of reservoir rock properties complete the text. This distillation of an otherwise scattered and eclectic mass of knowledge is presented in a form that can be immediately applied to solve real problems. Geophysics professionals, researchers and students as well as petroleum engineers, well log analysts, and environmental geoscientists will value The Rock Physics Handbook as a unique resource. |
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Introduction to Petroleum Exploration for
Non-geologists Fully
self-explanatory, this book explains the techniques
of petroleum exploration in a clear, jargon-free
style. Useful for all those working in the industry
and their supporting staff, the book covers;
the underlying rationale for exploration; essential
basic geological and geophysical exploration
techniques; drilling and logging wells; an outline
of reservoir geology and what constitutes reserves.
These are brought together in a case-history
overview of exploration in the
North Sea. |