Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
James G. Speight
- 444 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
James G. Speight
About This Book
Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations is an authoritative source providing extensive up-to-date coverage of the technology used in the exploration, drilling, production, and operations in an offshore setting. Offshore oil and gas activity is growing at an expansive rate and this must-have training guide covers the full spectrum including geology, types of platforms, exploration methods, production and enhanced recovery methods, pipelines, and envinronmental managment and impact, specifically worldwide advances in study, control, and prevention of the industry's impact on the marine environment and its living resources. In addition, this book provides a go-to glossary for quick reference. Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations empowers oil and gas engineers and managers to understand and capture on one of the fastest growing markets in the energy sector today.
- Quickly become familiar with the oil and gas offshore industry, including deepwater operations
- Understand the full spectrum of the business, including environmental impacts and future challenges
- Gain knowledge and exposure on critical standards and real-world case studies
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Occurrence and Formation of Crude Oil and Natural Gas
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1.1. Introduction
Era | Period | Epoch | Approximate duration (millions of years) | Approximate number of years ago (millions of years) |
Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene | 10,000 years ago to the present | |
Pleistocene | 2 | 0.01 | ||
Tertiary | Pliocene | 11 | 2 | |
Miocene | 12 | 13 | ||
Oligocene | 11 | 25 | ||
Eocene | 22 | 36 | ||
Paleocene | 71 | 58 | ||
Mesozoic | Cretaceous | 71 | 65 | |
Jurassic | 54 | 136 | ||
Triassic | 35 | 190 | ||
Paleozoic | Permian | 55 | 225 | |
Carboniferous | 65 | 280 | ||
Devonian | 60 | 345 | ||
Silurian | 20 | 405 | ||
Ordovician | 75 | 425 | ||
Cambrian | 100 | 500 | ||
Precambrian | 3,380 | 600 |