Petroleum exploration
There are some requirements to meet a petroleum reservoir: 1. Source Rock 2. Reservoir Rock 3. Hydrocarbon Trap Source rock maturity for the…
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How does oil impact marine life?
Oil destroys the insulating ability of fur-bearing mammals, such as sea otters, and the water repellency of a bird’s feathers,…
Depositional environments
Sedimentary rocks are formed by 5 processes, there are erosion, weathering, transport, deposition, and diagenesis process (Boggs, 1991). These 5 processes with…
Accumulation in reservoir beds
The porosity (volume of pore spaces) and permeability (capacity for transmitting fluids) of carrier and reservoir beds are important factors in the migration and…
Rich Petroleum Source Rocks
Distribution of major petroleum sources rocks in space and through time has important implications for the global budget of petroleum…
HOW IS PETROLEUM FORMED?
Most of the oil and gas deposits on the Norwegian shelf originate from a thick layer of black clay that…
Source Rock Hydrocarbon Generation
The formation of hydrocarbon liquids from an organic rich source rock with kerogen and bitumen to accumulates as oil or…
PETROLEUM SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
Petroleum system is a core concept of petroleum geology-the study of oil and gas formation and exploration with its associated…
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THE ROCK CYCLE
Rocks at the surface of the earth are of many different ages. They range from over three billion years old to…
Origin of Oil
It is very hard to underestimate the significance of oil for the development of human civilization. The oil is used…
