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Second Edition
By
Richard Selley, Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London, UK
Description
This Second Edition of Elements of Petroleum Geology is completely updated and revised to reflect the vast changes in
the field in the fifteen years since publication of the First Edition. This book is a usefulprimer for geophysicists, geologists, and
petroleum engineers in the oil industry who wish to expand their knowledge beyond their specialized area. It is also an excellent introductory
text for a university course in petroleum geoscience.Elements of Petroleum Geology begins with an account of the physical
and chemical properties of petroleum, reviewing methods of petroleum exploration and production. These methods include drilling, geophysical
exploration techniques, wireline logging, and subsurface geological mapping. After describing the temperatures and pressures of the subsurface
environment and the hydrodynamics of connate fluids, Selley examines the generation and migration of petroleum, reservoir rocks and trapping
mechanisms, and the habit of petroleum in sedimentary basins. The book contains an account of the composition and formation of tar sands
and oil shales, and concludes with a brief review of prospect risk analysis, reserve estimation, and other economic topics.
Audience
Undergraduate and graduate students in geology, geophysics, and basin analysis; petroleum geologists in industry.
Contents
Introduction:
Historical Review of Petroleum Exploration. Petroleum from Noah to OPEC. Evolution of Petroleum Exploration
Concepts and Techniques. The Context of Petroleum Geology. Relationship of Petroleum Geology to Science. Relationship of Petroleum Geology
to Petroleum Exploration and Production.
The Physical and Chemical Properties of Petroleum:
Natural Gases. Hydrocarbon
Gases. Nonhydrocarbon Gases. Gas Hydrates. Composition and Occurrence. Identification andEconomic Significance. Crude Oil. Chemistry.
Classification.
Methods of Exploration:
Well Drilling and Completion. Cable Tool Drilling. Rotary Drilling. Various
Types of Drilling Unit. Various Types of Production Unit. Formation Evaluation. ElectricLogs. Quantitative Calculation of Hydrocarbon
Saturation. Radioactivity Logs. The Sonic, or Acoustic, Log. Porosity Logs in Combination. Dipmeter Log and Borehole Imaging. Uses of
Logs in Petrophysical Analysis Summary. Applications of Logs in Facies Analysis. Geophysical Methods of Exploration. Magnetic Surveying.
Gravity Surveying. Magnetic and Gravity Surveys Summary. Seismic Surveying. Borehole Geophysics and 4D Seismic. The vertical Seismic
Profile (VSP). 4D Seismic. Subsurface Geology. Geological Cross-Sections. Subsurface Geological Maps. Remote Sensing. Visual Remote Sensing.
Radar. Multispectral Scanning. Conclusions.
The Subsurface Environment:
Subsurface Waters. Analysis. Genesis. Chemistry
of Subsurface Waters. Subsurface Temperatures.Basic Principles. Local Thermal Variations. Regional Thermal Variations. Subsurface Pressures.
Measurement. Basic Principles. Supernormal Pressures. Subnormal Pressures. Subsurface Fluid Dynamics. Pressure-Temperature Relationships.
Secondary Migration of Petroleum. Fluid Dynamics of Young and Senile Basins Summary.
Generation and Migration of Petroleum:
Origin of Petroleum: Organic of Inorganic. Hydrocarbons from the Mantle. Genesis of Petroleum by Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. Abiogenic
versus Biogenic Genes of Petroleum Conclusion. Modern Organic Processes on the Earth's Surface. Productivity and Preservation of Organic
Matter. Preservation of Organic Matter in Ancient Sediments. Formation of Kerogen. Shallow Diagenesis of Organic Matter. Chemistry of
Kerogen. Maturation of Kerogen. Paleothermometers. Petroleum Migration. Expulsion of Hydrocarbons as Protopetroleum. Expulsion of Hydrocarbons
in Aqueous Solution. Expulsion of Oil in Gaseous Solution. Primary Migration of Free Oil. The PetroleumSystem. Measurement of the Distance
of Petroleum Migration. The Petroleum System and Basin Modeling. Hydrocarbon Generation and Migration Summary.
The Reservoir:
Porosity. Definition and Classification. Porosity Measurement. Permeability. Fundamental Principles. Permeability Measurement. The Interpretation
of Permeability Data. Capillary Pressure. Relationship Between Porosity, Permeability, and Texture. Relationship Between Porosity, Permeability,
and Grain Shape. Relationship Between Porosity, Permeability, and Grain Size Relationship Between Porosity, Permeability, and Grain Sorting.
Relationship Between Porosity, Permeability, and Grain Packing Relationship Between Porosity, Permeability, and Grain Orientation. Effects
of Diagenesis on ReservoirQuality. Effects of Diagenesis on Sandstone Reservoirs. Effects of Diagenesis on Carbonate Reservoirs. Atypical
and Fractured Reservoirs. Reservoir Continuity. Depositional Barriers. Diagenetic Barriers. Structural Barriers. Reservoir Characterization.
Reserve Calculations. Preliminary Volumetric Reserve Calculations. Postdiscovery Reserve Calculations. Production Methods. Water Drive.
Gas Cap Drive. Dissolved Gas Drive. Artificial Lift and Enhanced Recovery.
Traps and Seals:
Introduction. Nomenclature
of a Trap. Distribution of Petroleum within a Trap. Tar Mats. Tilted Fluid Contracts. Seals and Cap Rocks. Classification of Traps. Structural
Traps. Anticlinal Traps. Fault and Fault-Related Traps. The Relationship Between Structural Traps and Tectonic Setting. Diapiric Traps.
Salt Domes. Mud Diapirs. Stratigraphic Traps. Stratigraphic Traps Unrelated to Unconformities. Stratigraphic Traps Related to Unconformities.
Relationship Between Stratigraphic Traps and Sedimentary Facies. Hydrodynamic Traps.Combination Traps. Astrobleme Traps. Traps Conclusion.
Timing of Trap Development Relative to Petroleum Migration and Reservoir Deposition. Relative Frequency of the Different Types of Trap.
Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems:
Basic Conceptsand Terms. Mechanisms of Basin Formation. Classification of
Sedimentary Basins. Cratonic Basins. Intracratonic Basins. Epicratonic Embayments. Troughs. Geosynclines and Plate Tectonics. Back-Arc
Troughs. Fore-Arc Troughs. The Rift-Drift Suite of Basins. Rifts. Failed Rift Basins Aulacogens. Strike-Slip Basins. Sedimentary Basins
and Petroleum Systems. Distribution of Hydrocarbons in Different Types of Basin. Distribution of Hydrocarbons within Basins.
Non-Conventional
Petroleum Resources:
Introduction. Plastic and Solid Hydrocarbons. The Occurrence of Plastic and Solid Hydrocarbons. Composition.
Tar Sands. The Composition of Tar Sands. The Geological Distribution of Tar Sands. The Origin of Tar Sands. Extraction of Oil from Tar
Sands. Oil Shales. The Chemical Composition of Oil Shales. The Distribution of Oil Shales. The Extraction of Oil and Oil Shales. Shale
Gas and Coal Bed Methane. Shale Gas. Coalbed Methane.
Conclusions:
Prospects and Probabilities. Prospect Appraisal.
Geological Aspects. Economic Aspects. Reserves and Resources. Assessment of Basin Reserves. Assessment of Global Reserves. Appendices.
Appendix A: Well Classification Scheme. Appendix B: Standard Units and Conversions. Appendix C: Glossary.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 470 pages, publication date: SEP-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-636370-8
ISBN-10: 0-12-636370-6
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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