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• Drilling a well
  | chapter = Drilling a well ...danger involved in the combustion and explosive blast that can result from a hydrocarbon blowout.
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• What is a trap?
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• Selecting a survey method
  #REDIRECT [[Selecting a surficial geochemistry survey method]]
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• Constructing a Pickett plot
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• Creating a new article
  #REDIRECT [[Help:Creating a new article]]
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• Constructing a facies map
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• Building a stratigraphic model
  #REDIRECT [[Seismic data: building a stratigraphic model]]
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• Identifying a petroleum system
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• What is a reservoir system?
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• Naming a petroleum system
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• Selling a structural play
  | author = R.A. Nelson, T.L. Patton, S. Serra For a structural play to be accepted, we must construct a coherent explanation of the mechanics or tectonics responsible for creating
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• Analyzing a reservoir system
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• A development geology workstation
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• Designing a geochemical survey
  #REDIRECT [[Designing a surficial geochemical survey]]
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• Example: defining a basin outline
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• Contouring geological data with a computer
  | chapter = Introduction to contouring geological data with a computer ...eological data is the [[contour]] map. A contour map displays variation of a geological variable, such as thickness, depth, or [[porosity]], over an are
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• Phases of a seismic project
  Generally speaking, there are three phases of a seismic project: ...[[seismic survey design]] and can recognize problems when they arise. Even a well-designed survey can be ruined by sloppy acquisition methods. Common cu
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• Designing a surficial geochemical survey
  ...ampling design and density in target recognition], in D. Schumacher and M. A. Abrams, eds., Hydrocarbon Migration and Its Near-Surface Expression: [http Use the procedure below as a guide for designing a surface geochemical survey.
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• Size of a petroleum system
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• Constructing a fault plane profile
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• Workflow to find a prospect
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• Building a cash flow model
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• Functions of a petroleum landman
  | chapter = Functions of a petroleum landman The United States and the individual states have followed a legal system based on Roman law, which allows private ownership of oil and
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• Constructing a hydrostatic pressure-depth plot
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• Seismic data: building a stratigraphic model
  ...ki/Dictionary:Reflection Seismic reflections] are generated where there is a contrast in impedance (which is the product of velocity and density). ...ismogram. Velocity information can come from a variety of sources. Here is a list, in order of preference:
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• Selecting a surficial geochemistry survey method
  How does one select a method(s) for a surface geochemical exploration program? The choice of method(s) depends on ...he survey—to demonstrate the presence of an active [[petroleum system]] in a frontier area, to high-grade previously defined exploration leads and prosp
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• Interpreting Sw distribution in a reservoir
  #REDIRECT [[Water saturation distribution in a reservoir]]
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• Water saturation distribution in a reservoir
  | author = Dan J. Hartmann, Edward A. Beaumont ...[[Reservoir quality|pore geometry]]. Mapping S_w distribution in a reservoir helps us predict trap boundaries.
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• Introduction to contouring geological data with a computer
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• Understanding the geology of a structural play
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• Traps in a framework of sequence stratigraphy
  | author = John C. Dolson, Mike S. Bahorich, Rick C. Tobin, Edward A. Beaumont, Louis J. Terlikoski, Michael L. Hendricks ...gus, C. K., Hastings, B. S., Posamentier, H. M., Van Wagoner, J., Ross, C. A., Kendall, G. C. St. C., eds., Sea-Level Changes—An Integrated Approach:
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• Components of a 3-D seismic survey
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• Conducting a reservoir simulation study: an overview
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• How to define the framework of a basin
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• Using a tectonic history model for petroleum system analysis
  ...essential elements and processes of the [[petroleum system]]s in a basin. A basin such as the [[Gulf of Mexico]] can have more than one petroleum syste ...he petroleum systems within the High Island–East Breaks area. Following is a summary of the tectonic history of the basin.
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• How to make and read a geological map correctly
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• Sill intrusion mechanism, parameters, and temperature effect of sills on a petroleum system
  A petroleum system is considered atypical if the source rock maturity is not ...systems. Methodological approaches to assessing the resource potential of a basin with an atypical petroleum systems differ and the influence and role
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• AAPG Wiki:Bob
  * Likes to have a solid background before starting a new project * Runs a training course for young geologists
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• Azimuth
  ...is defined as the orientation of a line at which a tilted body intersects a horizontal plane. It is usually but not always relative to north.
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• Trip
  ...g it all back in again) is called a trip. The deeper the hole, the longer a trip takes.
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• Scout ticket
  [[File:Scout Ticket.png|thumb|500px|Example of a scout ticket. Source: [http://petrowiki.org petrowiki.org] ]] ...almost none; this is called a ''tight hole''. Information that may be on a scout ticket includes location,details of drilling and casing, geologic top
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• Hiatus
  A break or discontinuity in a process. An [[unconformity]] is the physical representation ofa temporal h
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• Buckles plot
  ...t relates to capillary pressure, fluid distribution, and fluid recovery in a reservoir.]] A Buckles plot is a plot of water saturation (S_w) vs. [[porosity]]. Contours of equa
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• Dry
  This is a confusing term. When a reservoir is said to be dry, it is really wet - but with formation water, a
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• Stratigraphic column
  ...logical-fieldwork_fig19-2.png|500px|thumb|{{figure number|1}}An example of a stratigraphic column.]] A stratigraphic column and a surface [[geologic mapping|geology map]] can show the following:
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• Sandbox
  All articles should start with a short, dictionary-like definition. This is a citation.<ref>This is a reference.</ref>
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• Basement
  ...on for oil and gas, but in some places fractured basement has proven to be a commercial reservoir.
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• Multilateral well
  ...a multilateral well. A well with two productive laterals is referred to as a dual [[lateral]] well. Mth14ch00f01.jpg|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.
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• Ductility
  ...data/specpubs/beaumont/ch10/ch10.htm Evaluating top and fault seal], in E. A. Beaumont and N. H. Foster, Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps: [http://store.
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• Accumulation
  ...datapages.com/data/specpubs/beaumont/ch02/ch02.htm What is a trap?], in E. A. Beaumont & N. H. Foster, eds., [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=545 E .../ch09/ch09.htm Predicting reservoir system quality and performance], in E. A. Beaumont & N. H. Foster, eds., [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=545 E
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• Lateral
  ...e in a targeted, potentially productive interval. In a single-branch case, a lateral runs from the end of the [[bend (curve)|curve]] ([[heel]]) to the [ [[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]
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• Free water level
  ...arbon alone on a [[production test]]. Below this level lies the aquifer of a [[Drive mechanisms and recovery#Water drive|water drive]] reservoir system.
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• Meteoric diagenesis
  ....htm Eogenetic meteoric diagenesis] in P. A. Scholle and D. Ulmer-Scholle, A color guide to the petrography of carbonate rocks: Grains, textures, porosi
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• Petroleum system identification
  | author = Leslie B. Magoon, Edward A. Beaumont Before a [[petroleum]] system can be investigated, it must be identified as being pr
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• Imperial Barrel Award
  Geoscience graduate students are encouraged to explore a career in the energy industry by participating in the Imperial Barrel Award * Receive a real-world, career-development experience with your performance judged by i
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• Petroleum system naming
  | author = Leslie B. Magoon, Edward A. Beaumont ...geologists, we name rock units, fossils, uplifts, and basins. The name for a specific [[petroleum]] system separates it from other [[petroleum systems]]
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• The art and science of exploring for oil and gas
  ...ery and the deep satisfaction of being able to use science and art to find a valuable resource for the benefit of all mankind. Specifically, we identifi [[Category:Developing a philosophy of exploration]]
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• Multilevel well
  ...multiple levels in a single [[lateral]] separated by higher-angle bends is a multilevel well. These wells typically are used to encounter multiple reser Mth14ch00f01.jpg|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.
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• Chert
  ...|thumb|500px|This image is a work of the "Minerals in Your World" project, a cooperative effort between the United States Geological Survey and the Mine
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• Dry hole
  ...onomics]] and technologies change, yesterday's dry hole may be revived (or a twin to it may be drilled) to yield today's successful well.
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• Creating a new article
  #REDIRECT [[Help:Creating a new article]]
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• Designing a geochemical survey
  #REDIRECT [[Designing a surficial geochemical survey]]
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• Introduction to contouring geological data with a computer
  #REDIRECT [[Contouring geological data with a computer]]
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• Surficial geochemical survey: design
  #REDIRECT [[Designing a surficial geochemical survey]]
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• Contour
  [[File:Plateau_contour.jpg|thumb|450px|Contour lines showing a plateau. From Wikimedia Commons.]] * [[Contouring geological data with a computer]]
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• Anthropocene
  ...ne]] is a new geologic [[epoch]], "the age of humans." The implications of a new epoch are still being worked through by scientists.
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• Selecting a survey method
  #REDIRECT [[Selecting a surficial geochemistry survey method]]
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• Building a stratigraphic model
  #REDIRECT [[Seismic data: building a stratigraphic model]]
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• Interpreting Sw distribution in a reservoir
  #REDIRECT [[Water saturation distribution in a reservoir]]
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• Unconformity
  ...mentary beds are overlain by horizontal beds. This unconformity represents a long gap in the record of geological time, during which deposition had ceas * [http://geology.about.com/od/geoprocesses/a/unconformities.htm Unconformities, angular unconformities, disconformities,
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• AAPG Wiki:Scope and strategy
  ''These notes are based on a meeting between the wiki team and the executive team on 19 June 2013.'' <blockquote>Crowdsourcing is what we do as a scientific organization. — ''David Curtiss''</blockquote>
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• Dip
  ...that a strike be given), 4 SE (likewise), or 4 65SE (dipping 4 degrees in a 65SE direction; this by inference gives the strike, because it is perpendic
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• Reservoir system
  | author = Dan J. Hartmann, Edward A. Beaumont ...dless of the fluid it contains. Reservoir engineers apply the term to mean a rock that contains [[hydrocarbon]]s and associated fluids. This difference
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• Sidetrack
  ...idetracking operation may be done intentionally or may occur accidentally. A [[multilateral well|multilateral]] or [[multilevel well]] will have multipl [[file:Mth14ch00f01.jpg|thumb|center|300px|Simple vertical profile of a horizontal well, illustrating basic terms.]]
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• Sand peel
  [[File:SandPeel.JPG|thumbnail|300px|Portion of a wood mounted sand peel]] .... When the adhesive sets the backing material can be lifted away leaving a thin layer of the sand adhered to the backing material, with depositional f
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• Syncline
  ...f its structures as the syncline. The anticlinal and synclinal features of a fold usually go hand in hand, and the nature of their shape, position and o ...ig_1.png|thumb|300px|{{figure number|1}}A diagram showing the structure of a fold (Courtesy Wikipedia)]]
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• AAPG Wiki:Wiki manager
  ...tion, the editor community, marketing, events, and communications. This is a very broad role, and will be difficult to perform at first; over time it sh ...tent-oriented, and technical. They don't have to be a geoscientist or even a petroleum professional, but it would help.
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• Seal capacity and two-phase hydrocarbon columns
  ...]] of the oil column, however, is less than that of a pure gas column, and a greater total [[hydrocarbon column]] can be trapped. ...se gas accumulation, and a two-phase accumulation with both an oil leg and a gas cap. After Watts.<ref name=ch10r92 /> Copyright: Marine and Petroleum G
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• Scientific method
  | chapter = Developing a philosophy of exploration | author = Edward A. Beaumont, Norman H. Foster, Richard R. Vincelette, Marlan W. Downey, James
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• Diapir
  ...://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/2007/03mar/BLTN06034/BLTN06034.HTM A three-dimensional kinematic model for the deformation above an active diapi
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• Techsteq Solution: Virus analysis and elimination
  ...ms that are copied without observing security standards and transmitted to a wide range of networks, which ultimately degrades system performance and st '''How to remove a virus?'''
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• Buoyancy pressures and hydrocarbon presence
  | author = Edward A. Beaumont, Forrest Fiedler Two items are critical for detecting buoyancy pressure in a well:
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• Phi scale
  ...pressed in the phi scale to maintain a sorting index that is useful across a wide range of grain sizes.
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• API gravity
  ...16&deg;C]-131.5&deg;). A higher API indicates lighter oil. Fresh water has a gravity of 10&deg; API. Heavy oils have less than 25&deg; API, medium oils
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• How to use the trap classification scheme
  | author = Richard R. Vincelette, Edward A. Beaumont, Norman H. Foster ...provide the ultimate trapping mechanism. Classifying combination traps is a matter of deciding which are the primary, secondary, and, in some cases, te
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• Phases of a seismic project
  Generally speaking, there are three phases of a seismic project: ...[[seismic survey design]] and can recognize problems when they arise. Even a well-designed survey can be ruined by sloppy acquisition methods. Common cu
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• How capillary properties control seal
  ...of the seal, the seal leaks. For example, a shale top seal that could seal a 100-m column of oil might leak if the column increased to [[length::101 m]]
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