petroleum geology

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• Petroleum geology — refers to the specific set of geological disciplines that are applied to the search for hydrocarbons (oil exploration). edimentary basin analysisPetroleum geology is principally concerned with the evaluation of seven key elements in sedimentary… …   Wikipedia

• petroleum geology — noun the branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields • Hypernyms: ↑economic geology * * * noun : a branch of economic geology that deals with the origin, occurrence, and exploitation of oil and …   Useful english dictionary

• Petroleum engineering — refers to the subsurface engineering activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or gas. These activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry which are the activities… …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum (disambiguation) — Petroleum is a naturally occurring, flammable hydrocarbon.The term may also refer to:*Petroleum coke *Petroleum engineering *Petroleum ether *Petroleum geochemistry *Petroleum geology *The petroleum industry *The Petroleum Institute *Petroleum… …   Wikipedia

• geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… …   Universalium

• petroleum — petroleous, adj. /peuh troh lee euhm/, n. an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling:… …   Universalium

• Geology of the Falkland Islands — The geology of the Falkland Islands has its origins in events of more than 400 million years bp, before the Falkland Islands existed as separate entities, with the appearance of intruded dikes in the crust of the supercontinent Gondwana. The… …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum — For other uses, see Petroleum (disambiguation). Proven world oil reserves, 2009 …   Wikipedia

• Geology of the North Sea — Contents 1 Tectonic structure 2 Precambrian 3 Finnmarkian, Athollian, Caledonian Orogenies …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum seep — For other uses of seep see Seep (disambiguation) Petroleum seep near the Korňa in northern Slovakia. A petroleum seep is a place where natural liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons escape to the earth s atmosphere and surface, normally under low… …   Wikipedia

• Petroleum industry — The distribution of oil and gas reserves among the world s 50 largest oil companies. The reserves of the privately owned companies are grouped together. The oil produced by the supermajor companies accounts for less than 15% of the total world… …   Wikipedia