Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production (2nd Edition)
Average Rating: out of 22 Reviews
Price: $69.00
Sale: $55.19
Manufacturer: Pennwell Books
EAN (European Article Number): 9780878148233
Number of Items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Author: Norman J. Hyne::Norman J. Ph.d Hyne
Publisher: Pennwell Books
Edition: 2
Dewey Decimal Number: 665.5
Publication Date: 2001-12-15
Reading Level: 575
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.
Details: If you need a basic understanding of how the oil industry brings oil to market, this book is for you. I found it to be a very enjoyable read.
Review Summary: Exactly as described
Date: 2008-10-16
Details: This book delivers on it's promise of making the lay person knowledgeable about this field. Actually, a pleasure to read.
Review Summary: Brilliant
Date: 2008-07-15
Details: Well done Norman J Hyne, what an excellent edition. You explain how this complex industy works in very easy to understand chapters and supporting diagrams. Well worth the price.
Review Summary: finally something worth the money!
Date: 2008-06-03
Details: I was looking for a book giving a comprehensive overview ofthe petroleum industry Upstream processes.
I found it. This is a great book with a practical sense and the figures and tables needed to build Your own frame of information.
If You need a practical understanding of the industry to build a business case, or figure out Oil Co needs. This is where to start
Review Summary: Great introduction to petroleum geology
Date: 2008-05-21
Details: I am a graduate geologist and I found this book ideal in my circumstances as an introduction before I got some petroleum work experience.It is very well written ,even a layperson could get a good appreciation for the wide encompassing subject matter.It is not aimed at specialists or those with a lot of experience in the petroleum geoscience.However, it is one of the best text books I have read.
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