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! Step

! Step || Action || Example(s)

! Action

! Example(s)

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| 1

| 1 || State the problem || Asking “Where are the economical hydrocarbon accumulations?”

| State the problem

| Asking “Where are the economical hydrocarbon accumulations?”

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| 2

| 2 || Collect observations || Collecting outcrop, [[Seismic data|seismic]], and well log data

| Collect observations

| Collecting outcrop, [[Seismic data|seismic]], and well log data

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| 3

| 3 || Formulate hypothesis || Correlating seismic records with well logs [[Contour]]ing structural and thickness data

| Formulate hypothesis

| Correlating seismic records with well logs [[Contour]]ing structural and thickness data

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| 4

| 4 || Make predictions || Recommending lease purchases Recommending drilling a test well on the basis of map interpretation

| Make predictions

| Recommending lease purchases Recommending drilling a test well on the basis of map interpretation

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| 5

| 5 || Test predictions by observing phenomena || Seismically detailing a structural prospect Drilling a [[wildcat]] well

| Test predictions by observing phenomena

| Seismically detailing a structural prospect Drilling a [[wildcat]] well

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| 6

| 6 || Accept, modify, or reject the hypothesis || Drilling another wildcat well Promoting a well to test a modified hypothesis Dropping acreage

| Accept, modify, or reject the hypothesis

| Drilling another wildcat well Promoting a well to test a modified hypothesis Dropping acreage

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