Tissot / Welte Petroleum Formation and Occurrence

A New Approach to Oil and Gas Exploration
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-3-642-96446-6
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch

Reihe: Earth and Environmental Science

The publication of this book Petroleum Formation and Occurrence by Bernard Tissot and Dietrich Welte will indeed be welcomed by pertroleum geologists, petroleum geochemists, teachers and students in these fields, and all others who are interested in the origin and accumulation of hydrocarbons in nature. It is indeed a privilege for us to have the opportunity of sharing with these two eminent scientists the wealth of information they have acquired and developed during long careers devoted to concentrated scholarly study and practical investigation of the nature, origin, and occurrence of petroleum. Professor Bernard Tissot graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines in 1954 and from the Ecole Nationale Superieure du Petrole in 1955. In 1955 he received a D. E. S. in geology from the University of Grenoble and then began research work on petroleum geology at the Institut Fran~ais du Petrole. He was made head of the Department of Geochemistry in 1965, and since 1970 has also been teaching organic geochemistry at the Ecole Nationale Superieure du Petrole where he became Profes sor in 1973. Professor Tissot has had a broad and varied background of practical experience. He has been a member of exploration teams in France, New Caledonia, and Sahara. In 196G-1963 he headed a mission of the IFP to the Department of National Development of Australia.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tissot, B.

Welte, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Production and Accumulation of Organic Matter: A Geological Perspective.- 1 Production and Accumulation of Organic Matter. The Organic Carbon Cycle.- 2 Evolution of the Biosphere.- 3 Biological Productivity of Modern Aquatic Environments.- 4 Chemical Composition of the Biomass: Bacteria, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Higher Plants..- 5 Sedimentary Processes and the Accumulation of Organic Matter.- References.- II The Fate of Organic Matter in Sedimentary Basins: Generation of Oil and Gas.- 1 Diagenesis, Catagenesis and Metagenesis of Organic Matter.- 2 Early Transformation of Organic Matter: The Diagenetic Pathway from Organisms to Geochemical Fossils and Kerogen.- 3 Geochemical Fossils and Their Significance in Petroleum Formation.- 4 Kerogen: Composition and Classification.- 5 From Kerogen to Petroleum.- 6 Formation of Petroleum in Relation to Geological Processes. Timing of Oil and Gas Generation.- 7 Coal and its Relation to Oil and Gas.- 8 Oil Shales: A Kerogen-Rich Sediment with Potential Economic Value.- References.- III The Migration and Accumulation of Oil and Gas.- 1 An Introduction to Migration and Accumulation of Oil and Gas.- 2 Physicochemical Aspects of Primary Migration.- 3 Geological and Geochemical Aspects of Primary Migration.- 4 Secondary Migration and Accumulation.- 5 Reservoir Rocks and Traps, the Sites of Oil and Gas Pools.- References.- IV The Composition and Classification of Crude Oils and the Influence of Geological Factors.- 1 Composition of Crude Oils.- 2 Classification of Crude Oils.- 3 Geochemical Fossils in Crude Oils and Sediments as Indicators of Depositional Environment and Geological History.- 4 Geological Control of Petroleum Type.- 5 Petroleum Alteration.- References.- V A New Approach to Oil and Gas Exploration: Application of the Principles of Petroleum Generation and Migration.- 1 Identification of Source Rocks.- 2 Oil and Source Rock Correlation.- 3 Locating Petroleum Prospects: Application of Principle of Petroleum Generation and Migration.- 4 Mathematical Models: A Quantitative Approach to the Evaluation of Oil and Gas Prospects.- References.