Rich Petroleum Source Rocks
An inventory of petroleum source rocks in the World’s major sedimentary basins show that six geological intervals in Earth’s history generated over 90% of the World’s conventional oil and gas Read More
Linking seismic response to geomechanics
This article discusses the linkage between 4D seismic responses and geomechanics. Exploitation of this relationship has helped reduce development costs and maximize recovery from the compacting Valhall reservoir. The 4D Read More
Paleozoic Tight Gas Plays in Jordan
Compared to the other Middle Eastern countries, Jordan does not have a significant position in terms of conventional oil and gas resources. According toOil & Gas Journal (21 December 2009), Read More
The First Oil Discoveries in the Middle East
Flashbacks on the first discoveries of oil fields in the Middle East. 1908 (May 26): Masjid Sulaiman field (Masjid Sulaiman-1 well), southwest Zagros basin, Iran (Persia) by the Concessions Syndicate Read More
A Change of Viewpoint
Christian Höcker spent over twenty years with European super giant Shell, where he witnessed many changes, before moving to a completely different working environment in small start-up company JOA Oil Read More
On AAPG, Oil, and Geoscience
Although geologists working in the industry have access to tremendous subsurface data, relatively few of the data become public domain, says Dr. John Lorenz, President of the American Association of Read More
Is Peak Oil Still a Concern?
The first of the Geocontroversies debates held at the Petroleum Geology Conference in London earlier this year brought up some interesting arguments and ideas around the concept of ‘Peak Oil’. Read More
Billions of Barrels
Discovered in 2000 at the Elm Coulee Field in Montana, Williston Basin’s Bakken Formation is currently the hottest onshore oil play in the U. S. and Canada. The U.S. Geological Read More
Where does it all come from?
The existence of a source rock is a prerequisite for finding oil and gas. Without a source, the prospect, the play or the basin is bound to be “dry”. An Read More
Possible Oversupply
Peak oil will happen, eventually, but possibly not before the 2030s. In the meantime, we may be faced with oversupply, partly driven by increased production in Iraq. Energy Statistics Rystad Read More
Introducing “Day to Day Seismic”
A permanent 4D system for reservoir monitoring has been established in less than three years. The investment is based on market research predicting a huge increase in permanent systems throughout Read More
Hunting the Pre-Salt
There is now growing industry excitement in anticipation of the forthcoming Gabonese Licensing Round. The Round is increasingly being hailed as one of the best opportunities in many years to Read More
Rotunda Geology Museum
Inspiring and educating future geoscientists is vital to ensure that innovation in Earth science can continue. The Rotunda Museum in Scarborough in the UK, as well as being the world’s Read More
Deep-Reading Technologies
Deep-reading technologies image the interwell space at higher resolution and provide a new scale of characterization that was previously not possible. In recent years, more oil and gas reserves have Read More