The area of Petroleum Industry dealing with subsurface exploration, drilling and production of hydrocarbons.

Drilling is split into exploration drilling and production drilling which have some specifics.

Production is usually split into Surface and Subsurface. 


This basically leads to the two major components of Upstream industry:


Exploration


and


Production


( see also Upstream @ Wikipedia )





Reservoir Study & Modelling


Well & Reservoir Surveillance


Well & Reservoir Management


Field Development Planning