Equations: Petroleum geoscience
The equations of the “Petroleum geoscience” lessons with their conditions and units, and what each symbol means in this discipline.
This discipline has many equations, so its reference is split by subject: each subject page lists its equations with their conditions and units, and a table of symbols.
211 equations7 topics
The Earth and rocks19 equations · 73 symbolsStructure and composition of the Earth · Minerals and rocks · Plate tectonics and sedimentary basins · Stratigraphy and geologic timeSedimentary rocks and environments51 equations · 137 symbolsSedimentary rocks and their classification · Sediment texture: grain size, sorting and shape · Reservoir quality: geological controls on porosity and permeability · Primary sedimentary structures · Diagenesis: compaction, cementation and dissolution · Facies, facies successions and sedimentary logs · Continental environments: aeolian and fluvial · Coastal, shallow-marine and deep-marine environments · Carbonate sediments, environments and carbonate porosityPetroleum system and traps21 equations · 66 symbolsPetroleum system and the play concept · Reservoir and seal · Source rocks, maturation and migration · Traps and timing · Geological risk and chance of successStructural geology29 equations · 111 symbolsStress, strain and structural analysis · Faults · Folds, salt diapirs and their relationship to faults · Fractures and naturally fractured reservoirs · Structural styles and tectonic history · Practical structural geologyGeophysics and seismic surveying28 equations · 82 symbolsGeophysical exploration methods · Seismic waves, acoustic impedance and reflections · Seismic acquisition and processing · Seismic interpretationCorrelation and maps20 equations · 75 symbolsWell correlation · Reservoir architecture and performance · Structure maps and contouring · Cross-sections from maps, map combination and faults on maps · Gross rock volume from mapsStatistics, volumes and reserves43 equations · 117 symbolsDescriptive statistics in geology · Distributions and sample size · Spatial correlation and the variogram · Volumetric estimation of hydrocarbons in place · Probabilistic volumetrics by Monte Carlo simulation · Classification of reserves and resources