Provides an introduction to petroleum exploration methods, referring to both geophysical and geochemical techniques and the logistics of various drilling techniques and well logging methods for oil and gas exploration. The second part of the book focuses on using these methods for petroleum exploration within the context of northern Africa. The geology of northern Africa is described and computerized lithographic correlation charts are presented and applied to petroleum exploration targets from the region.

Inhalt
Petroleum Exploration Methods.- IntroductionPetroleum Hydrocarbons.- Sedimentary Basins and Plate Tectonics.- Surface Geophysical Petroleum Exploration Methods.- Drilling Technology in Petroleum Geology.- Geophysical Well Logging Methods of Oil and Gas Reservoirs.- A Guide to Lithiostratigraphic Correlation Charts A Model Type/North Africa.- A Lithostratigraphic Correlation ChartA Model Type/North Africa.- The Petrodata DataBase System.