Author: William E. GallowayPublisher:
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Category : Petroleum
Languages : en
Pages :
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Advanced Petroleum Geology of Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems
Author: William E. GallowayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petroleum
Languages : en
Pages :
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Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems
Author: William E. GallowayPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642610188
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
Nonrenewable energy resources, comprising fossil fuels and uranium, are not ran domly distributed within the Earth's crust. They formed in response to a complex array of geologic controls, notably the genesis of the sedimentary rocks that host most commercial energy resources. It is this genetic relationship between economic re sources and environment that forms the basis for this book. Our grouping of petro leum, coal, uranium, and ground water may appear to be incongruous or artificial. But our basic premise is that these ostensibly disparate resources share common genetic attributes and that the sedimentological principles governing their natural distributions and influencing their recovery are fundamentally similar. Our combined careers have focused on these four resources, and our experiences in projects worldwide reveal that certain recurring geologic factors are important in controlling the distribution of com mercial accumulations and subsurface fluid flow. These critical factors include the shape and stability of the receiving basin, the major depositional elements and their internal detail, and the modifications during burial that are brought about in these sediments by pressure, circulating fluids, heating, and chemical reaction. Since the first edition of this book in 1983, there has been a quantum leap in the volume of literature devoted to genetic stratigraphy and refinement of sedimentologi cal principles and a commensurate increase in the application of these concepts to resource exploration and development.
Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems
Author: W. E. GallowayPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146840170X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
The reserves, or extractable fraction, of the fuel-mineral endowment are sufficient to supply the bulk of the world's energy requirements for the immediately forseeable future-well into the next century according to even the most pessimistic predictions. But increasingly sophisticated exploration concepts and technology must be employed to maintain and, if possible, add to the reserve base. Most of the world's fuel-mineral resources are in sedimentary rocks. Any procedure or concept that helps describe, under stand, and predict the external geometry and internal attributes of major sedimentary units can therefore contribute to discovery and recovery of coal, uranium, and petroleum. While conceding the desirability of renewable and nonpolluting energy supply from gravitational, wind, or solar sources, the widespread deployment of these systems lies far in the future-thus the continued commercial emphasis on conventional nonrenewable fuel mineral resources, even though their relative significance will fluctuate with time. For example, a decade ago the progilostications for uranium were uniformly optimistic. But in the early 1980s the uranium picture is quite sombre, although unlikely to remain permanently depressed. Whether uranium soars to the heights of early expectations remains to be seen. Problems of waste disposal and public acceptance persist. Fusion reactors may ultimately eliminate the need for uranium in power generation, but for the next few decades there will be continued demand for uranium to fuel existing power plants and those that come on stream. This book is, to some extent, a hybrid.
Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems
Author: William E. GallowayPublisher:
ISBN: 9783540908272
Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Environments
Author: Miles O. HayesPetroleum Geology of Deep Water Clastic Depositional Systems with Emphasis on Gulf of Mexico
Author: Paul WeimerPublisher:
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Category : Marine sediments
Languages : en
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Petroleum Sedimentology
Author: Winfried ZimmerlePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792334194
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Knowledge of the principles and methods of petroleum sedimentology is essential for oil and gas exploration and exploitation. This book is designed as an introductory text for students in petroleum geology and applied sedimentology as well as a useful companion for advanced technicians, explorationists, geophysicists and petroleum engineers. Source rock, lithology and type of trap define the quality of a hydrocarbon accumulation. This interrelationship is exemplified by seven case histories worldwide (NW Europe, Saudi Arabia, U.S.A., Mexico, CIS, China). Moreover, successful exploitation and enhanced oil recovery often depend on an adequate knowledge of the sedimentology of a reservoir. Photographs illustrate macroscopic and microscopic aspects of source rocks as well as reservoir sandstones and limestones that are most important for hydrocarbon exploration. A comprehensive list of references encourages further study.
Current Concepts of Depositional Systems with Applications for Petroleum Geology
Author: San Joaquin Geological SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Petroleum
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Terrigenous Depositional Systems
Author: William Lawrence FisherPublisher:
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Category : Sedimentation and deposition
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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Petroleum Geology 0f Deepwater Clastic (turbidite) Depositional Systems
Author: Charles Gomer StonePublisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages :
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