ExxonMobil Geoscience Research
ExxonMobil Geoscience Research

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Published: 2005

Total Pages: 688

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"This volume includes a collection of selected papers from the past half-century representing major contributions made by ExxonMobil geoscientists. This history spans a number of organizations and a broad range of topics including seismic theory, geochemistry, strucural geology, plate tectonics, assessment, well log analysis and sequence stratigraphy. We have selected papers that have had a significant impact on their field, that introduced new paradigms, and that are recognized outside of ExxonMobil as classic contributions. This collection reflects a strong tradition of excellence in geoscience research that is both a source of pride and a legacy for the generations of ExxonMobil geoscientists that follow. The advances made through this work have enabled the development of numerous technologies used today in petroleum exploration, development, and production." -- Introduction by S. Anne Reeckmann.

Geoscience Data and Collections
Geoscience Data and Collections

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-09-23

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 0309169666

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Geoscience data and collections (such as, rock and sediment cores, geophysical data, engineering records, and fossils) are necessary for industries to discover and develop domestic natural resources to fulfill the nation's energy and mineral requirements and to improve the prediction of immediate and long term hazards, such as land slides, volcanic eruptions and global climate change. While the nation has assembled a wealth of geoscience data and collections, their utility remains incompletely tapped. Many could act as invaluable resources in the future but immediate action is needed if they are to remain available. Housing of and access to geoscience data and collections have become critical issues for industry, federal and state agencies, museums, and universities. Many resources are in imminent danger of being lost through mismanagement, neglect, or disposal. A striking 46 percent of the state geological surveys polled by the committee reported that there is no space available or they have refused to accept new material. In order to address these challenges, Geoscience Data and Collections offers a comprehensive strategy for managing geoscience data and collections in the United States.

Regional Geology and Tectonics: Principles of Geologic Analysis
Regional Geology and Tectonics: Principles of Geologic Analysis

Author: Nicola Scarselli

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2020-06-17

Total Pages: 896

ISBN-13: 0444641351

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Regional Geology and Tectonics: Principles of Geologic Analysis, 2nd edition is the first in a three-volume series covering Phanerozoic regional geology and tectonics. The new edition provides updates to the first edition's detailed overview of geologic processes, and includes new sections on plate tectonics, petroleum systems, and new methods of geological analysis. This book provides both professionals and students with the basic principles necessary to grasp the conceptual approaches to hydrocarbon exploration in a wide variety of geological settings globally. - Discusses in detail the principles of regional geological analysis and the main geological and geophysical tools - Captures and identifies the tectonics of the world in detail, through a series of unique geographic maps, allowing quick access to exact tectonic locations - Serves as the ideal introductory overview and complementary reference to the core concepts of regional geology and tectonics offered in volumes 2 and 3 in the series

Reservoir Compartmentalization
Reservoir Compartmentalization

Author: S. J. Jolley

Publisher: Geological Society of London

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9781862393165

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"Reservoir compartmentalization - the segregation of a petroleum accumulation into a number of individual fluid/pressure compartments - controls the volume of moveable oil or gas that might be connected to any given well drilled in a field, and consequently impacts 'booking' of reserves and operational profitability. This is a general feature of modern exploration and production portfolios, and has driven major developments in geoscience, engineering and related technology. Given that compartmentalization is a consequence of many factors, an integrated subsurface approach is required to better understand and predict compartmentalization behaviour, and to minimize the risk of it occurring unexpectedly. This volume reviews our current understanding and ability to model compartmentalization. It highlights the necessity for effective specialist discipline integration, and the value of learning from operational experience in: detection and monitoring of compartmentalization; stratigraphic and mixed-mode compartmentalization; and fault-dominated compartmentalization"--Page 4 of cover.

Crude
Crude

Author: Sonia Shah

Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 160980063X

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Crude is the unexpurgated story of oil, from the circumstances of its birth millions of years ago to the spectacle of its rise as the indispensable ingredient of modern life. In addition to fueling our SUVs and illuminating our cities, crude oil and its byproducts fertilize our produce, pave our roads, and make plastic possible. "Newborn babies," observes author Sonia Shah, "slide from their mothers into petro-plastic-gloved hands, are swaddled in petro-polyester blankets, and are hurried off to be warmed by oil-burning heaters." The modern world is drenched in oil; Crude tells how it came to be. A great human drama emerges, of discovery and innovation, risk, the promise of riches, and the power of greed. Shah infuses recent twists in the story with equal drama, through chronicles of colorful modern-day characters — from the hundreds of Nigerian women who stormed a Chevron plant to a monomaniacal scientist for whom life is the pursuit of this earthblood and its elusive secret. Shah moves masterfully between scientific, economic, political, and social analysis, capturing the many sides of the indispensable mineral that we someday may have to find a way to live without.

The Web of Geological Sciences
The Web of Geological Sciences

Author: Marion Eugene Bickford

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 620

ISBN-13: 0813725003

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"This volume covers many of the important advances in the geological sciences from 1963 to 2013. These advances include understanding plate tectonics, exploration of the Moon and Mars, development of new computing and analytical technologies, understanding of the role of microbiology in geologic processes, and many others"--Provided by publisher.

The Impact of the Geological Sciences on Society
The Impact of the Geological Sciences on Society

Author: Marion E. Bickford

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2013-09-24

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0813725011

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"This volume addresses the impact of the geological sciences, from 1963-2013, in such areas as geologic hazards, mineral resources, energy resources, water resources, soil resources, geology and health, geologic education, and the informing of general public policy. The chapters focus on how earth science informs and benefits society"--Provided by publisher.