Introduction to Petroleum Exploration and Engineering: Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations

Download or read book Introduction to Petroleum Exploration and Engineering: Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations written by Daphine Pietrok and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hydrocarbon exploration (or oil and gas exploration) is the search by petroleum geologists and geophysicists for deposits of hydrocarbons, particularly petroleum and natural gas, in the Earth using petroleum geology. The book will benefit a wide variety of people - a layman interested in knowing more about petroleum exploration, a student seeking to make a career in the oil industry, or a fresh entrant to the petroleum field. It will also be a useful introduction to petroleum exploration for professionals from the downstream sectors of petroleum refining and marketing. To those already working in the industry, this book will be a good tool to educate their family and friends about the exciting world of oil exploration and drilling. The book will be useful for educational institutions, especially those in the field of earth sciences, petroleum, or engineering.