Oilfield

Oilfield

Oilfield refers to a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below the ground.

Contributors in Oilfield

Oilfield

Pertaining to particles of rock derived from the mechanical breakdown of preexisting rocks by weathering and erosion. Detrital fragments can be transported to recombine and, through the process of ...

Igneous

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to one of three main classes of rocks (igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary). Igneous rocks crystallise from molten rock, or magma, with interlocking mineral crystals. Igneous rocks that ...

Allogenic

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to minerals or rock fragments that formed in one location but were transported to another location and deposited. Clastic sediments in a rock such as sandstone are allogenic, or formed ...

Acoustic

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to sound. Generally, acoustic describes sound or vibrational events, regardless of frequency. The term sonic is limited to frequencies and tools operated in the frequency range of 1 to 25 ...

Sonic

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to sound waves in the frequency range of 1 to 25 kilohertz.

Coherent

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to seismic events that show continuity from trace to trace. Seismic processing to enhance recognition of coherent events and emphasise discontinuities such as faults and stratigraphic ...

Consolidated

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to sediments that have been compacted and cemented to the degree that they become coherent, relatively solid rock. Typical consequences of consolidation include an increase in density and ...