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Field Methods for Petroleum Geologists

A Guide to Computerized Lithostratigraphic Correlation Charts Case Study: Northern Africa

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  1. Fakhry A. Assaad

    1. USA

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXI
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  2. Petroleum Exploration Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction—Petroleum Hydrocarbons

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      Pages 3-9

    3. Sedimentary Basins and Plate Tectonics

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      Pages 11-19

    5. Drilling Technology in Petroleum Geology

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      Pages 25-40

  3. A Guide to Lithiostratigraphic Correlation Charts – A Model Type/North Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    3. The Petrodata DataBase System

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      Pages 91-106

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 107-112
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About this book

Provides an introduction to petroleum exploration methods, referring to both geophysical and geochemical techniques and the logistics of various drilling techniques and well logging methods for oil and gas exploration. The second part of the book focuses on using these methods for petroleum exploration within the context of northern Africa. The geology of northern Africa is described and computerized lithographic correlation charts are presented and applied to petroleum exploration targets from the region.
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Authors and Affiliations

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    Fakhry A. Assaad

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Field Methods for Petroleum Geologists

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide to Computerized Lithostratigraphic Correlation Charts Case Study: Northern Africa

  • Authors: Fakhry A. Assaad

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78837-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-78836-2Published: 23 October 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-56841-5Published: 29 March 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-78837-9Published: 26 September 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 112

  • Topics: Sedimentology, Geophysics/Geodesy, Geology, Earth Sciences, general

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