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Comprehensive Guide to Geology and Oil Exploration

The document covers topics related to geology and oil and gas extraction including basic geologic concepts, sedimentary rocks, stratigraphy, oil and gas resources, exploration techniques, drilling wells, and producing reservoirs. Review questions are included at the end of each chapter.

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Comprehensive Guide to Geology and Oil Exploration

The document covers topics related to geology and oil and gas extraction including basic geologic concepts, sedimentary rocks, stratigraphy, oil and gas resources, exploration techniques, drilling wells, and producing reservoirs. Review questions are included at the end of each chapter.

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CONTENTS

1.

Basic Geologic Concepts


Introduction
Uniformitarianism
Geologic Time
Plate Tectonics
Rocks and Minerals
Review Questions

1
1
1
1
4
7
8

2.

Sedimentary Rocks
Introduction
Sedimentary Processes
Depositional Environments
Types of Sedimentary Rock
Review Questions

9
9
9
9
15
20

3.

Stratigraphy
Introduction
Maps, Sections, and Diagrams
Principles of Stratigraphy
Folding and Faulting
Unconformities
Review Questions

22
22
22
23
26
28
30

4.

Oil and Gas


Introduction
Source Beds
Migration
Traps
Review Questions

32
32
33
34
35
42

5.

Exploration
Introduction
Geophysical Surveys
Seismic Surveys
Strat Tests
Logging
Correlation
Review Questions

44
44
44
44
46
48
51
52

6.

Drilling the Well


Introduction
Crooked Hole
Sloughing or Swelling Shale
Lost Circulation
Pressure Control
Optimization
Completions
Review Questions

54
54
54
55
56
57
58
60
61

7.

Producing the Reservoir


Introduction
Porosity and Permeability
Reservoir Fluids
Drives
Characteristics of Producing Wells
Review Questions

Glossary
Answers to Review Questions

63
63
63
63
66
73
76
78
104

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