Petroleum Provinces of the Twenty-First Century (AAPG Memoir) - Hardcover

American Association Of Petroleum Geologists

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0891813551 ISBN 13: 9780891813552

Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2002

Synopsis

Is the world running out of hydrocarbons?
Where will we find oil and gas to fuel the twenty-first century?
Are unconventional sources of hydrocarbons waiting to be tapped?

This book addresses these important issues concerning energy needs in this century. The volume is a compilation of expert papers presented at the second Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Conference, Petroleum Provinces of the Twenty-first Century, held at San Diego, California, on January 12-15, 2000. The chapters describe the remaining hydrocarbon potential of most of the major petroleum basins that likely will provide the world's energy in the near future.

Topics include:

*significance of hydrocarbon discoveries in the 1990s

*the question of whether the world is running out of hydrocarbons

*nontraditional hydrocarbon sources such as old fields and natural-gas hydrates

*hydrocarbon potential of North America, the United Kingdom, Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East, and Africa

Petroleum Provinces of the Twenty-first Century deals with all aspects of petroleum systems-source, reservoir, seal, and migration. The book will interest explorers and managers who want a global perspective on exploration opportunities and a concise introduction to the petroleum geology of a particular area.

American Association Of Petroleum Engineers (AAPG)

Founded in 1917, we are the world's largest professional geological society, with over 30,000 members.

We are a pillar of the world-wide scientific community. Our books foster scientific research, advance the science of geology and promote the most effective use of petroleum extraction & processing technology and practice.

Some of the areas we publish in include:

GIS
Petroleum Engineering
Well Log Analysis
Geological Modeling
Carbonate Petrology
Seismic Imaging
Reservoir Characterization
Regional Petroleum Analysis

About this edition

• Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0891813551
• ISBN 13: 9780891813552
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 573
• Editor: Marlan W. Downey, Jack C. Threet, William A. Morgan