Micropalaeontology in Petroleum Exploration

Zusatztext Review from previous edition `To date there has not been a single reference which provides a comprehensive thematic treatment of the subject. This book attempts to fill this role. I consider this book to be good value. It is a valuable purchase for any company involved in petroleum exploration in view of the variety of examples and comprehensive literature reviews and references.' Klappentext Many papers have noted the association between micropaleontology and petroleum exploration! but no book has ever provided a comprehensive and thematic treatment. This book attempts to do just that. It begins with an overview of pure micropaleontology! then treats the principles and practice of applied micropaleontology and sequence stratigraphy; case studies of applications in various geographic! geologic! and stratigraphic settings are given. The final section deals with applications outside petroleum exploration! with sections on environmental monitoring! coal mining! mineral exploration and exploitation! and engineering. Extensively illustrated and referenced! this book will benefit academic and commercial paleontologists. Zusammenfassung Provides a comprehensive treatment of micropalaeontology and its applications in petroleum exploration. The first part of this book deals with pure micropalaeontology and the second part with the principles and practices of applied micropalaeontology and sequence stratigraphy. It is useful for both academic and commercial palaeontologists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction ; 1. Calcareous microfossils ; 2. Silicaceous microfossils ; 3. Phosphatic microfossils ; 4. Organic-walled microfossils (Palynomorphs) ; 5. Calcareous nannofossils ; 6. Biostratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental interpretation ; 7. Integrated stratigraphy ; 8. Petroleum exploration! appraisal and development ; 9. Case histories in petroleum exploration I: Clastic systems ; 10. Case histories in petroleum exploration II: Carbonate systems ; 11. Other commercial applications ; Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Jones, Robert Wynn Jones
• Assisted by: R. Wynn Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2005
• EAN: 9780198526476
• ISBN: 978-0-19-852647-6
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Earth Sciences; Earth Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Paleontology, Palaeontology, Historical Geology, Economic Geology, Historical geology and palaeogeology