Petroleum Exploration Handbook

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PETROLEUM EXPLORATION HANDBOOK A practical manual summarizing the application of earth sciences to petróleum exploration Edited by GRAHAM B. MOODY Here is the most complete summary of petróleum exploration ever to be organized into a single, convenient volume. Prepared by a team of outstanding specialists, it provides a wealth of practical information and scores of current, applicable ideas. Each of the twenty-five chapters is devoted to a specific phase of exploration- from the inception of an exploratory project, through its implementation, to consummation in a completed well. All exploration activities are described and correlated succinctly and clearly. Here are authoritative discussions of basic concepts; the philosophy of exploration; the organization of exploration personnel; the risks involved in searching for oil; the fundamentals of origin, collection, and entrapment of oil; active field examinations, interpretation of results, and the report; drilling the exploratory well... Tovább

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PETROLEUM EXPLORATION HANDBOOK A practical manual summarizing the application of earth sciences to petróleum exploration Edited by GRAHAM B. MOODY Here is the most complete summary of petróleum exploration ever to be organized into a single, convenient volume. Prepared by a team of outstanding specialists, it provides a wealth of practical information and scores of current, applicable ideas. Each of the twenty-five chapters is devoted to a specific phase of exploration- from the inception of an exploratory project, through its implementation, to consummation in a completed well. All exploration activities are described and correlated succinctly and clearly. Here are authoritative discussions of basic concepts; the philosophy of exploration; the organization of exploration personnel; the risks involved in searching for oil; the fundamentals of origin, collection, and entrapment of oil; active field examinations, interpretation of results, and the report; drilling the exploratory well and estimating the reserves discovered; and a description of laboratory procedures with attention to the role of research in exploration.
(Continued from Front Flap) The practical information includes many recent advances to keep you abreast of current trends. Scores of illustrations, diagrams, and charts help to make this handbook the essential reference for anyone concerned with oil exploration activities. Vissza