Methods and Applications in Petroleum and Mineral Exploration and Engineering Geology
- 1st Edition - June 19, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Said Gaci, Olga Hachay, Orietta Nicolis
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 6 1 7 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 6 1 8 - 8
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Request a sales quoteMethods and Applications in Petroleum and Mineral Exploration and Engineering Geology is an interdisciplinary book bridging the fields of earth sciences and engineering. It covers topics on natural resources exploration as well as the application of geological exploration methods and techniques to engineering problems. Each topic is presented through theoretical approaches that are illustrated by case studies from around the globe. Methods and Applications in Petroleum and Mineral Exploration and Engineering Geology is a key resource for both academics and professionals, offering both practical and applied knowledge in resources exploration and engineering geology.
- Features new exploration technologies including seismic, satellite images, basin studies, geochemical modeling and analysis
- Presents cases studies from different countries such as the Hoggar area (Algeria), Urals and Siberia (Russia), North of Chile (II and III regions), and North of Italy (Trentino Alto adige)
- Includes applications of the novel methods discussed
Professionals and academics working in Petroleum and Mining exploration. Professionals and academics working in geological engineering
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Section 1: Petroleum exploration
- 1. Review chapter on petroleum exploration section
- Abstract
- Geochemistry
- Unconventional reservoirs
- New technologies
- Approaches and numerical methods
- References
- Further reading
- 2. Microseeps as pathfinder and regional filtering tool in petroleum exploration
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Migrating hydrocarbon theory
- 2.3 Sampling
- 2.4 Case histories
- 2.5 Keota Dome
- 2.6 Dolley and Sawbuck Fields
- 2.7 Eland Field
- 2.8 Moore-Johnson Field
- 2.9 Discussion
- References
- 3. Correlation of stable carbon isotope, reflectance, and total organic carbon that help provide a new stratigraphic framework for defining Desmoinesian and Atokan sediments in the Denver and Cherokee basins in the Mid-continent United States
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Geology
- 3.3 Denver Basin
- 3.4 Stable carbon isotope
- 3.5 Arrow Canyon Snaky Canyon
- 3.6 Discussion of carbon isotopes
- 3.7 Pyritization data
- 3.8 Conclusions
- References
- 4. A review about recent seismic techniques in shale-gas exploration
- Abstract
- Key points
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Anisotropy of shale-gas reservoirs
- 4.3 Seismic methods and properties of gas-bearing shale
- 4.4 Example from Boonsville field, Fort Worth Basin
- 4.5 Conclusions
- References
- 5. Evaluation of the pilot waterflood at Arikaree Creek Field case study for enhancing oil recovery from a low temperature hydrothermal unconventional carbonate reservoir
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Geology
- 5.3 Seismic interpretation and results
- 5.4 Production history
- 5.5 The waterflood hearing
- 5.6 Results and discussion
- References
- 6. Analysis of production and geology of unconventional Mississippian carbonate reservoirs in the Mid-continent of the United States
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Geology
- 6.3 Harper County, Kansas
- 6.4 Conclusions
- References
- 7. Study of nonlinear acoustic processes inside a cracked rock influenced by dynamical loading
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Acoustic emission in crack porous medium
- 7.3 Nonlinear induced acoustic emission research in core
- 7.4 Nonlinear induced acoustic emission research in borehole
- 7.5 Conclusions
- References
- 8. Applications of shear waves in modern seismic technology: overview and examples
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 S-wave information from P-wave AVO analysis and inversion
- 8.3 S-wave from indirect prediction to direct measurement and interpretation
- 8.4 Shear wave applications: examples from world basins
- 8.5 Discussion and conclusion
- References
- 9. The low-velocity zone in the crystalline crust of the NW Black Sea shelf as a potential regional methane trap of the thermobaric type
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Materials and method
- 9.3 Discussion and conclusions
- References
- 10. Peculiarities of convection and oil maturation in 3D porous medium structure
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Model and the boundary problem
- 10.3 Numerical results and discussions
- 10.4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- 11. Empirical mode decomposition-based approaches for predicting velocity well logs in a petroleum reservoir
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Theory
- 11.3 Results and discussion
- 11.4 Conclusions
- References
- 12. New bidimensional empirical mode decomposition-based seismic attributes
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 One-dimensional empirical mode decomposition
- 12.3 Bidimensional empirical mode decomposition
- 12.4 Instantaneous amplitude
- 12.5 Application to Algerian seismic data
- 12.6 Conclusions
- References
- 13. Local regularity investigation of well logs from an Algerian tight reservoir
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Theory
- 13.3 Well log measurements
- 13.4 Regularity analysis applied to well log data
- 13.5 Multifractal analysis applied to well log data
- 13.6 Conclusion
- References
- Section 2: Mineral exploration
- 14. Review chapter on mineral exploration section
- Abstract
- References
- 15. Precambrian lithospheric evolution of the Fennoscandian Shield
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Seismic heterogeneities of the lithosphere
- 15.3 Geologic structure of the lithosphere
- 15.4 Mantle and crustal processes in the Earth’s crust formation
- 15.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 16. Connection of magneto acoustic emission parameters with conditions of magnetite deposits formation
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Object of research
- 16.3 Discussion and qualitative interpretation of the results
- 16.4 Conclusions
- References
- 17. On characterizing anisotropies of the radioactive sources from airborne gamma-ray data using bidimensional empirical mode decomposition: a case study from Algeria
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Theory
- 17.3 Regional geology
- 17.4 Results and discussion
- 17.5 Conclusions
- References
- 18. Statistical analysis of geological faults for characterizing mineral deposits
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 The box counting fractal dimension
- 18.3 Fractal analysis of Chilean faults
- 18.4 Conclusions and further developments
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 19. Wavelet-based fractal and multifractal analysis for detecting mineral deposits using multispectral images taken by drones
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Wavelet-based fractal dimension estimation
- 19.3 The multifractal analysis
- 19.4 Application to a multispectral image taken by a drone
- 19.5 Application of the wavelet-based fractal and multifractal analysis
- 19.6 Conclusions and further developments
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Section 3: Engineering geology
- 20. Review chapter on engineering geology section: New model approaches for active monitoring processes in rock massive of different matter and phase content, using geophysical and geomechanical methods
- Abstract
- 20.1 Active monitoring of the structure and state of massif rocks of various content
- References
- 21. Account of rock massif hierarchic heterogeneity by deep mining using explosions
- Abstract
- 21.1 Introduction
- 21.2 Development of a mathematical model using the results of active and passive geophysical monitoring
- 21.3 Algorithm of inverse problem solution of 2-D diffraction of linear polarized elastic transversal wave for n-layered medium with hierarchic elastic inclusion
- 21.4 Algorithm of inverse problem solution of 2-D diffraction of linear polarized elastic transversal wave for n-layered medium with hierarchic stressed inclusion
- 21.5 Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- 22. The similarity of the possible reasons for manifestation of earthquake sources of explosion types and dynamic phenomena in rock shock mines
- Abstract
- 22.1 Introduction
- 22.2 Results and discussions
- 22.3 Conclusion
- References
- 23. Use of the hardware-software complex device “register” for study of seismic dynamic characteristics of engineering buildings
- Abstract
- 23.1 Introduction
- 23.2 Hardware-software complex “Register-SD”
- 23.3 Practical application of the complex on the example of studying seismic dynamic characteristics of a part of the building of the Institute of Geophysics (Ekaterinburg)
- 23.4 Conclusions
- References
- 24. Tidal motions of potential unstable rock massif at the vicinity of Toktogul hydroelectric power plant
- Abstract
- 24.1 Introduction
- 24.2 Object and methods of research
- 24.3 Results
- 24.4 Conclusion
- References
- 25. New method of defining the geotechnical parameters from CSEM (controlled source electromagnetic method) monitoring data at the 15th May City, Egypt
- Abstract
- 25.1 Introduction
- 25.2 Surface geology
- 25.3 Stratigraphy
- 25.4 Concepts and models
- 25.5 Results and discussions
- 25.6 Summary and conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 19, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 410
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323856171
- eBook ISBN: 9780323856188
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Said Gaci
Said Gaci received master’s and Ph.D. degrees in geophysics from the University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria, in 2002 and 2011, respectively. He worked in Sonatrach-Division Exploration as a Senior Geophysicist from 2004 to 2015. He joined IAP in 2015 as Head of the Development and Valorization Department (R&D Direction). Currently, he is the Head of Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR) Department at the IAP- Boumerdes School. His research interests include the application of signal processing and pattern recognition techniques in geosciences. He published 5 technical books in oil and gas exploration, and more than 30 papers.
Affiliations and expertise
Head of Geology, Geophysics and Reservoir (GGR) Department, IAP - Boumerdes School, Boumerdes, AlgeriaOH
Olga Hachay
Olga A. Hachay is chief of the group of seismic and electromagnetic research at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Her research interests include elaboration of new common methods for searching the structure and the state of the upper crust, new theory of interpretation of electromagnetic and seismic fields, and applications of these new methods.
Affiliations and expertise
Chief, Group of Seismic and Electromagnetic Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RussiaON
Orietta Nicolis
Orietta Nicolis obtained her PhD degree in Statistics in 1999 at the University of Padua (Italy). From 2002 to 2012, she worked as Researcher and Aggregate Professor of Statistics at the University of Bergamo (Italy), in the Department of Information Technology and Mathematical Methods. From 2012 to 2018 she worked at University of Valparaiso as Associate and Full Professor. From August 2014 to July 2018 she was Director of the PhD Program in Statistics of the University of Valparaiso, and since August 2018, she has been Full Professor at the Engineering Faculty of the University Andres Bello en Viña del Mar (Chile) where she is Director of the Master’s program in Computation Sciences. She is also responsible for national projects on data science and artificial intelligence applied to geology, medicine, and seismic events. Orietta Nicolis is an author of many scientific publications and a reviewer of several international scientific journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, Engineering Faculty, University Andres Bello en Vina del Mar, Santiago, Vina del Mar Concepcion, ChileRead Methods and Applications in Petroleum and Mineral Exploration and Engineering Geology on ScienceDirect