CONTENTS

1.

Basic Geologic Concepts

Introduction
Uniformitarianism
Geologic Time
Plate Tectonics
Rocks and Minerals
Review Questions

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4
7
8

2.

Sedimentary Rocks
Introduction
Sedimentary Processes
Depositional Environments
Types of Sedimentary Rock
Review Questions

9
9
9
9
15
20

3.

Stratigraphy
Introduction
Maps, Sections, and Diagrams
Principles of Stratigraphy
Folding and Faulting
Unconformities
Review Questions

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22
22
23
26
28
30

4.

Oil and Gas

Introduction
Source Beds
Migration
Traps
Review Questions

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32
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34
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42

5.

Exploration
Introduction
Geophysical Surveys
Seismic Surveys
Strat Tests
Logging
Correlation
Review Questions

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48
51
52

6.

Drilling the Well

Introduction
Crooked Hole
Sloughing or Swelling Shale
Lost Circulation
Pressure Control
Optimization
Completions
Review Questions

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56
57
58
60
61

7.

Producing the Reservoir

Introduction
Porosity and Permeability
Reservoir Fluids
Drives
Characteristics of Producing Wells
Review Questions

Glossary
Answers to Review Questions

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