Links & Acknowledgements

Links

• http://www.sjvgeology.org/geology/oil_geology.html
  Nice explanations of oil exploration, what is oil and refining and the exploration history of the area.
• http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/geologyOfBritain/makeamap/map.html
  Simplified version of the UK geology, very helpful for starters looking at geological maps as the detail can be overwhelming at first.
• http://www.cgg.com/default.aspx?cid=5364&lang=1
  Large seismic exploration company. Has a good slide show showing the main steps in seismic exploration.
• http://www.classzone.com/
  Exploring Earth:
  Contains an introduction to deformation, photographs of outcrops with deformation features (and mouse activated overlays to help you see the features) and animations relating direction of stress and environmental condition to the resulting structural feature.
• http://www.seismicatlas.org/
  Virtual seismic atlas:
  Contains an amazing selection of high quality seismic images, many with interpretation. Set out under lists of geological setting or structure so easy to navigate to something of interest.
• http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/learnstructure
  Teaching resources in structural geology:
  Contains a comprehensive background to all aspects of deformation with plenty of illustrative photographs and block diagrams.

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Acknowledgements

Hydrocarbon exploration

• Producing oil well with nodding donkey: www.uwec.edu
• Oil rig: Copyright © Noble Corporation
• Seismic section: Yilmaz, O. Seismic data analysis (2001), pp 798
• Reflection diagrams: Dr Dorothy Satterfield (University of Derby) and Martin Whiteley (Barrisdale Ltd)

The 4 stages of seismic exploration

• Field crew in desert: © 2009 Petroleum Geo-Services
• Seismic processing system: Copyright © WesternGeco
• Seismic section: Dr Dorothy Satterfield (University of Derby)

How a seismic section is produced

• Marine field crew: Photo by Isabell Schulte-Loh, Alfred Wegener Institute.
• Seismic boat animation: Copyright © Noble Corporation
• The pages ‘Seismic acquisition offshore’, ‘Seismic acquisition onshore’, ‘Ray path animation’ were written by Dr Dorothy Satterfield (University of Derby) and Martin Whiteley (Barrisdale Ltd)

Find the oil interpretation exercise

• Seismic section: Yilmaz, O. Seismic data analysis (2001), pp 798

Seismic Anatomy

• Animated gif Offshore acquisition – Natural Resources Canada

Case study: Oil and Gas Exploration in the Weald

• Stratigraphic column and geological cross section: Malcolm Butler and Christopher P. Pullan, Tertiary structures and hydrocarbon entrapment in the Weald Basin of southern England.
• 3D PDF – Many thanks to the British Geological Survey

Special Thanks

• Hazel Mather – For organising and driving this project forward
• Ben Sayers – For technical assistance
• Pete Loader and Alan Richardson for taking time to look, comment and help