A part of Petroleum Industry dealing with exploration and production of hydrocarbons (also called Upstream)
It is essentially based on the knowledge area of Petroleum Geology
The central object of E & P is Petroleum Asset
| Exploration is split into three operational areas: | Petroleum Production is split into two operational areas: | |||
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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 | ||
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 | |||