The Value of Outcrop Studies in Reducing Subsurface Uncertainty and Risk in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production

• Other Authors: Bowman, M. B. J., (Editor), Smyth, H. R. (Editor), Good, T. R. (Editor), Passey, S. R., (Editor), Hirst, J. P. P., (Editor), Jordan, Colm J., (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : The Geological Society, 2016.
• Series: Geological Society special publication ; no. 436.
• Subjects: Petroleum > Geology > Fieldwork.; Petroleum > Geology > Technological innovations.; Petroleum > Prospecting.; Hydrocarbon reservoirs.; Outcrops (Geology); elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781786203090; 178620309X; 9781786203113; 1786203111; 9781523122608; 1523122609; 9781786201409; 1786201402
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 268 pages) : illustrations.

Field studies over a range of scales have been important in the upstream oil and gas industry for decades. Advances in digital outcrop characterization and data capture, coupled with increased computational capabilities, have resulted in a resurgence in fieldwork; these field studies are required to...