Geographic Information Systems in Petroleum Exploration and Development

Geographic Information Systems in Petroleum Exploration and Development
Author: Timothy C. Coburn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2000
Genre: Science
ISBN:

A broad view of how the computer technology is being used in the petroleum industry, incorporating many products, applications, geological settings, approaches, philosophies, and operational aspects. Within sections on technological foundations, practical realities, case studies, supporting roles and applications, geographical information system re

Development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) Prototype Data Dictionary for Oil Spill Response Activities

Development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) Prototype Data Dictionary for Oil Spill Response Activities
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher:
Total Pages: 250
Release: 1993-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780788101168

The official report from the Texas General Land Office. Includes: work plan and methodology, final public review, results and conclusions, and acronyms and abbreviations. Also, status of Federal and other states and regional bodies to develop GIS data dictionary procedures.

Geological Prior Information

Geological Prior Information
Author: Andrew Curtis
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781862391710

Geological prior information represents a new and emerging field within the geosciences. Prior information is the term used to describe previously existing knowledge that can be brought to bear on a new problem. This volume describes a range of methods that can be used to find solutions to practical and theoretical problems using geological prior information, and the nature of geological information that can be so employed.

Introduction to GIS for the Petroleum Industry

Introduction to GIS for the Petroleum Industry
Author: Dean E. Gaddy
Publisher: Pennwell Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780878148042

This text describes GIS in nontechnical language so that petroleum professionals working in any sector of the industry can begin using the techniques available for spatial analysis and communication. Includes color graphics and maps.

Remote Sensing for Hydrocarbon Exploration

Remote Sensing for Hydrocarbon Exploration
Author: Andreas Laake
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2021-11-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 303073319X

This book provides insights into the benefits of using remote sensing data from a geoscientist's perspective, by integrating the data with the understanding of Earth's surface and subsurface. In 3 sections, the book takes a detailed look at what data explorationists use when they explore for hydrocarbon resources, assess different terrain types for planning and hazards and extract present-day geologic analogs for subsurface geologic settings. The book presents the usage of remote sensing data in exploration in a structured way by detecting individual geologic features as building blocks for complex geologic systems. This concept enables readers to build their own workflows for the assessment of complex geologic systems using various combinations of remote sensing data. Section 1 introduces readers to the foundations of remote sensing for exploration, covers various methods of image processing and studies different digital elevation and bathymetry models. Section 2 presents the concept of geomorphology as a means to integrate surface and subsurface data. Different aspects of rendering in 2D and 3D are explained and used for the interpretation and extraction of geologic features that are used in exploration. Section 3 addresses remote sensing for hydrocarbon exploration in detail, from geophysical data acquisition to development and infrastructure planning. The organization of this chapter follows an exploration workflow from regional to local modeling studying basin and petroleum system modeling as well as logistics planning of seismic surveys and near-surface modeling. Aspects of field development and infrastructure planning comprise multi-temporal and dynamic modeling. The section closes with a structured approach to extracting geologic analogs from interpreted remote sensing data. The book will be of interest to professionals and students working in exploration for hydrocarbons and water resources, as well as geoscientists and engineers using remote sensing for infrastructure planning, hazard assessment and dynamic environmental studies.

SME Mining Engineering Handbook, Third Edition

SME Mining Engineering Handbook, Third Edition
Author: Peter Darling
Publisher: SME
Total Pages: 1912
Release: 2011
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0873352645

This third edition of the SME Mining Engineering Handbook reaffirms its international reputation as "the handbook of choice" for today's practicing mining engineer. It distills the body of knowledge that characterizes mining engineering as a disciplinary field and has subsequently helped to inspire and inform generations of mining professionals.Virtually all of the information is original content, representing the latest information from more than 250 internationally recognized mining industry experts. Within the handbook's 115 thought-provoking chapters are current topics relevant to today's mining professional: Analyzing how the mining and minerals industry will develop over the medium and long term--why such changes are inevitable, what this will mean in terms of challenges, and how they could be managed Explaining the mechanics associated with the multifaceted world of mine and mineral economics, from the decisions associated with how best to finance a single piece of high-value equipment to the long-term cash-flow issues associated with mine planning at a mature operation Describing the recent and ongoing technical initiatives and engineering developments in relation to robotics, automation, acid rock drainage, block caving optimization, or process dewatering methods Examining in detail the methods and equipment available to achieve efficient, predictable, and safe rock breaking, whether employing a tunnel boring machine for development work, mineral extraction using a mobile miner, or cast blasting at a surface coal operation Identifying the salient points that dictate which is the safest, most efficient, and most versatile extraction method to employ, as well as describing in detail how each alternative is engineered Discussing the impacts that social and environmental issues have on mining from the pre-exploration phase to end-of-mine issues and beyond, and how to manage these two increasingly important factors to the benefit of both the mining companies and other stakeholders

The History of Geographic Information Systems

The History of Geographic Information Systems
Author: Timothy W. Foresman
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1998
Genre: Science
ISBN:

These authors' contributions helped bring to national, state, and federal agencies the powerful new suite of geospatial tools for issues ranging from land use management to population enumeration."--BOOK JACKET.

Technical Guidance for Petroleum Exploration and Production Plans

Technical Guidance for Petroleum Exploration and Production Plans
Author: Tarek Al-Arbi Omar Ganat
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2020-03-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030452506

This book presents detailed explanations of how to formulate field development plans for oil and gas discovery. The data and case studies provided here, obtained from the authors’ field experience in the oil and gas industry around the globe, offer a real-world context for the theories and procedures discussed. The book covers all aspects of field development plan processes, from reserve estimations to economic analyses. It shows readers in both the oil and gas industry and in academia how to prepare field development plans in a straightforward way, and with substantially less uncertainty.