Hyne, Norman J

Nontechnical guide to petroleum geology, exploration, drilling, & production / Norman J. Hyne - 3rd ed - Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corporation, c2012 - xxv, 698 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

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

9781593702694

2011038698


Petroleum--Geology
Petroleum engineering
Petroleum--Prospecting

TN870.5 / .H9624 2012