Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling, and Production

Name: Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling, and Production
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ISBN: 9780878148233

ISBN-10: 087814823X

ISBN-13: 9780878148233

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Norman J. Hyne

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Used by corporate training departments, colleges and universities worldwide, this is the most complete upstream guide available. Hyne provides an easy-to-understand explanation of complex topics with pictures, graphs and illustrations covering everything on how oil and gas is formed; how to find commercial quantities; how to drill, evaluate and complete a well; all the way through production and improved oil recovery.

Book details

List price: $69.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: PennWell Corporation
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 598
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Plates


Preface


Introduction


The Nature of Gas and Oil


The Earth's Crust - Where We Find It


Identification of Common Rocks and Minerals


Geological Time


Deformation of Sedimentary Rocks


Sandstone Reservoir Rocks


Carbonate Reservoir Rocks


Sedimentary Rock Distribution


Mapping


Ocean Environment and Plate Tectonics


Source Rocks, Generation, Migration, and Accumulation of Petroleum


Petroleum Traps


Petroleum Exploration - Geological and Geochemical


Petroleum Exploration - Geophysical


Drilling Preliminaries


Drilling a Well - the Mechanics


Drilling Problems


Drilling Techniques


Testing a Well


Completing a Well


Surface Treatment and Storage


Offshore Drilling and Production


Workover


Reservoir Mechanics


Petroleum Production


Reserves


Improved Oil Recovery


Glossary


Figure References


Unit Conversions


Oil and Gas Records


Index