A part of Petroleum Industry dealing with exploration and production of hydrocarbons (also called Upstream)
It is essentially based on knowledge area of Petroleum Geology
Exploration is split into three operational areas: | Petroleum Production is split into two operational areas: | |||
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Surface Production is split into three major areas: | Subsurface Production is split into three major areas of activities: | |||
Acoustic logging Vertical seismic profiling Temperature logging Gamma density logging Formation resistivity logging Neutron logging Pressure survey | Outcrops survey Climate survey Gravimetry survey Magnetic survey Electrical Resitivity survey Seismic surveys
| Topography Optical imaging Infrared Imaging | Production gathering (facilities and metering) Fluid injection (facilities and metering) Fluid supply (facilities and metering) | |
The results of the exploration lead to the procedure of Booking Reserves | Routine production operations usually follow a specific production strategy which is a part of Field Development Planning |