Elements of Petroleum Geology

A new and fully revised edition of one of the top-selling books on all topics of petroleum geology

Richard C. Selley (Author), Stephen A. Sonnenberg (Author)

9780128223161, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 11 October 2022

608 pages, 600 illustrations (250 in full color)
23.5 x 19 x 3.7 cm, 1.29 kg

Elements of Petroleum Geology, Fourth Edition is a useful primer for geophysicists, geologists and petroleum engineers in the oil industry who wish to expand their knowledge beyond their specialized area. It is also an excellent introductory text for a university course in petroleum geoscience. This updated edition includes new case studies on non-conventional exploration, including tight oil and shale gas exploration, as well as coverage of the impacts on petroleum geology on the environment. Sections on shale reservoirs, flow units and containers, IOR and EOR, giant petroleum provinces, halo reservoirs, and resource estimation methods are also expanded.

1. Introduction
2. The Physical and Chemical Properties of Petroleum
3. Methods of Exploration
4. The Subsurface Environment
5. Generation and Migration of Petroleum
6. The Reservoir
7. Traps and Seals
8. Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems
9. Nonconventional Petroleum Resources
10. Conclusions

Subject Areas: Petroleum technology [THFP], Energy technology & engineering [TH], The environment [RN], Economic geology [RBGL], Geology & the lithosphere [RBG], Mining industry [KNAT]