Nontechnical guide to petroleum geology, exploration, drilling, & production / Norman J. Hyne

Includes bibliographical references and index

The nature of gas and oil -- The earth's crust : where we find it -- Identification of common rocks and minerals -- Geological time -- Deformation of sedimentary rocks -- Ocean environment and plate tectonics -- Sedimentary rock distribution -- Mapping -- Source rocks, generation, migration, and accumulation of petroleum -- Reservoir rocks -- Petroleum traps -- Petroleum exploration-geological and geochemical -- Petroleum exploration : geophysical -- Drilling preliminaries -- Drilling a well : the mechanics -- Drilling problems -- Drilling techniques -- Testing a well -- Completing a well -- Surface treatment and storage -- Offshore drilling and completion -- Workover -- Reservoir mechanics -- Petroleum production -- Reserves -- Improved oil recovery -- Unconventional oil and gas