Product Description

Used by corporate training departments and colleges worldwide, this is the most complete upstream guide available. Contents: The nature of gas and oil The Earth's crust - where we find time Deformation of sedimentary rocks Sandstone reservoir rocks Carbonate reservoir rocks Sedimentary rock distribution Mapping Ocean environment and plate tectonics Source rocks, generation, migration, and accumilation of petroleum Petroleum traps Petroleum exploration - geological and geochemical Petroleum exploration - geophysical Drilling preliminaries Drilling a well - the mechanics Drilling problems Drilling techniques Evaluating a well Completing a well Surface treatment and storage Offshore drilling and production Workover Reservoir mechanics Petroleum production Reserves Improved oil recovery.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #194491 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 575 pages

Customer Reviews

Norman Hyne's Magnificent Grounding to the Upstream Industry
This is the first book I purchased when finding out about the upstream oil industry.

It is well written, not too technical yet introduces the industry from the formation of hydrocabons through to exploration, drilling and production in a logical structured manner.

Diagrams are clear, text is concise, and the glossary is particularly useful for a newcomer.

I cannot recommend it highly enough. Skim read it first to get the feeling of the upstream environment, then read thoroughly for an excellent grounding. There's a lot of material, so I found it useful to insert little bookmarks at the particularly useful points I am pursuing.