Nontechnical guide to petroleum geology, exploration, drilling, & production /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Norman J. Hyne
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
3rd ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Tulsa, Okla. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
PennWell Corporation,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2012
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxv, 698 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., maps ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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 -- Ocean environment and plate tectonics -- Sedimentary rock distribution -- Mapping -- Source rocks, generation, migration, and accumulation of petroleum -- Reservoir rocks -- 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 completion -- Workover -- Reservoir mechanics -- Petroleum production -- Reserves -- Improved oil recovery -- Unconventional oil and gas