Petroleum Geology The Geological Society of London The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Geological Society of America Petroleum Geology titles from the Geological Society For full details visit the online bookshop: www.geolsoc.org.uk/bookshop ISBN: 978-1-78620-395-3 ISBN: 978-1-78620-363-2 Publisher: GSL Publisher: GSL February 2019 September 2018 408 Pages Hardback 472 Pages Hardback List price: £125.00 List price: £125.00 Fellows’ price: £62.50 Fellows’ price: £62.50 Other societies: £75.00 Other societies: £75.00 Buy online: Buy online: www.geolsoc.org.uk/sp471 www.geolsoc.org.uk/sp465 Special Publication 471 Special Publication 465 Palaezoic Plays of NW Europe History of the European Oil Edited by A. A. Monaghan, J. R. Underhill, and Gas Industry A. J. Hewett and J. A. E. Marshall Edited by J. Craig, F. Gerali , F. MacAulauy and R. Sorkhabi Paleozoic hydrocarbon plays in NW Europe remain relatively under-explored, both The history of the European oil and gas onshore and offshore, despite the great industry reflects local as well as global success of the Carboniferous and Permian political events, economic constraints in the southern North Sea. This Special and the personal endeavours of individual Publication brings together new and petroleum geoscientists as much as it does the previously unpublished knowledge about development of technologies and the underlying the Paleozoic hydrocarbon systems of NW geology of the region. The first commercial oil Europe. wells in Europe were drilled in Poland in 1853, Romania in 1857, Germany in 1859 and Italy in 1860. The 23 papers in this volume focus on the history and heritage of the oil and gas industry in the key European oil-producing countries from the earliest onshore drilling to its development into the modern industry that we know today. The contributors chronicle the main events and some of the major players that shaped the industry in Europe. The volume also marks several important anniversaries, including 150 years of oil exploration in Poland and Romania, the centenary of the drilling of the first oil well in the UK and 50 years of oil production from onshore Spain. The Geological Society’s Lyell Collection: journals, Special Publications 1 and books online. Visit www.lyellcollection.org Petroleum Geology titles from the Geological Society For full details visit the online bookshop: www.geolsoc.org.uk/bookshop ISBN: 978-1-78620-384-7 ISBN: 978-1-78620-358-8 Publisher: GSL Publisher: GSL August 2018 August 2018 572 pages Hardback 484 pages Hardback List price: £130.00 List price: £120.00 Fellows’ price: £65.00 Fellows’ price: £60.00 Other societies: £78.00 Other societies: £72.00 Buy online: Buy online: www.geolsoc.org.uk/sp469 www.geolsoc.org.uk/sp464 Special Publication 469 Special Publication 464 Mesozoic Resource Potential in the Petroleum Geology of the Black Sea Southern Permian Basin Edited by: M. D. Simmons, G. C. Tari and Edited by: B. Kilhams, P. A. Kukla, S. Mazur, A. I. Okay T. McKie, H. F. Mijnlieff and K. van Ojik The Black Sea remains one of the largest The Southern Permian Basin, as its name underexplored rift basins in the world. suggests, is a historical heartland for Future success is dependent on a better hydrocarbon production from the Palaeozoic understanding of a number of geological Rotliegend interval. However, in this mature uncertainties. These include reservoir and basin the Mesozoic presents further source rock presence and quality, and the possibilities to offer resource security to timing of migration of hydrocarbons relative NW Europe. Such opportunities include to trap formation. An appreciation of the increasing efficiency in the production of geological history of the Black Sea basins discovered hydrocarbons, exploration for and the surrounding orogens is therefore further hydrocarbons (both conventional and key. The timing of basin formation, uplift unconventional) and efficient exploration for, of the margins, and of facies distribution and production of, geothermal energy. All remain issues for robust debate. This Special these potential resources require a grounding Publication presents the results of 15 studies in technically sound geoscience, via traditional that relate to the tectono-stratigraphy and scientific observation and the application of new petroleum geology of the Black Sea. The technologies, to unlock their value. methodologies of these studies encompass The main aim of this volume is to bring together crustal structure, geodynamic evolution, the work of academics and industry workers stratigraphy and its regional correlation, to consider cross-border geoscience including petroleum systems, source to sink, contributions on Poland, Germany, The hydrocarbon habitat and play concepts, and Netherlands, the United Kingdom and adjacent reviews of past exploration. They provide areas. The work presented intends to contribute insight into the many ongoing controversies to the development and discovery of further concerning Black Sea regional geology Mesozoic energy resources across the basin. and provide a better understanding of the geological risks that must be considered for future hydrocarbon exploration. The Geological Society’s Lyell Collection: journals, Special Publications and books online. Visit www.lyellcollection.org 2 Petroleum Geology titles from the Geological Society For full details visit the online bookshop: www.geolsoc.org.uk/bookshop ISBN: 978-1-78620-139-3 ISBN: 978-1-78620-366-3 Publisher: GSL Publisher: GSL June 2018 March 2018 453 Pages Hardback 216 pages Hardback List price: £100.00 List price: £90.00 Fellows’ price: £50.00 Fellows’ price: £45.00 Other societies: £60.00 Other societies: £54.00 Buy online: Buy online: www.geolsoc.org.uk/sp435 www.geolsoc.org.uk/sp468 Special Publication 435 Special Publication 468 Reservoir Quality of Clastic From Source to Seep: Geochemical and Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Applications in Hydrocarbon Systems Modelling and Prediction Edited by M. Lawson, M.J. Formolo and Edited by P.J. Armitage, A.R. Butcher, J.M. Eiler J.M. Churchill, A.E. Csoma, C. Hollis, R.H. Lander, J.E. Omma and R.H. Worden Hydrocarbon systems, by nature, are a complex interplay of elements that must be spatially and Reservoir quality is studied using a wide temporally aligned to result in the generation range of similar techniques in both and preservation of subsurface hydrocarbon sandstones and carbonates. Sandstone accumulations. To meet the increasing and carbonate reservoir quality both benefit challenges of discovering hydrocarbon from the study of modern analogues and resources, it is essential that we advance experiments, but modelling approaches our understanding of these systems through are currently quite different for these new geochemical approaches and analytical two types of reservoirs. There are many developments. Such development requires common controls on sandstone and that academic- and industry-led research carbonate reservoir quality, but also distinct efforts converge in ways that are unique to the differences due primarily to mineralogy. geosciences. The aim of this volume is to bring together a multidisciplinary geochemical community from industry and academia working in hydrocarbon systems to publish recent advances and state- of-the-art approaches to resolve the many remaining questions in hydrocarbon systems analysis. The Geological Society’s Lyell Collection: journals, Special Publications 3 and books online. Visit www.lyellcollection.org Petroleum Geology titles from the Geological Society For full details visit the online bookshop: www.geolsoc.org.uk/bookshop ISBN: 978-1-78620-277-2 ISBN: 978-1-78620-321-2 Publisher: PGC distributed by GSL Publisher: GSL February 2018 January 2018 646 pages Hardback 216 pages Hardback List price: £150.00 List price: £85.00 Fellows’ price: £75.00 Fellows’ price: £42.50 Other societies: £75.00 Other societies: £51.00 Buy online: Buy online: www.geolsoc.org.uk/PGC8 www.geolsoc.org.uk/sp459 Petroleum Geology Conference series Special Publication 459 Petroleum Geology of NW Europe: Subseismic-Scale Reservoir 50 Years of Learning – Proceedings of Deformation the 8th Petroleum Geology Conference Edited by M. Ashton, S.J. Dee and M. Bowman & B. Levell O.P. Wennberg The 8th Conference on the Petroleum Geology In the current cost-constrained environment of NW Europe was held in September 2015 for hydrocarbon exploitation, increasing and marked the 50th anniversary of the first emphasis is being placed on robust subsurface commercial discovery offshore in the North Sea description and a clear understanding of the (West Sole, in September 1965). Its focus was range of uncertainty associated with reservoir ‘50 Years of Learning – a Platform for Present models. Structural heterogeneity, particularly at Value and Future Success’ and its objective the subseismic scale, forms an integral part of was to provide an update on discoveries, these refined descriptions as it allows greater developments, technologies and geological prediction of subsurface flow characteristics. concepts from the region. This volume examines the best current practice and new challenges in hydrocarbon reservoir characterization and modelling of small to subseismic deformation features through case studies, experimental results and modelling. The papers follow four themes: characterization of deformation in porous sandstones, novel characterization techniques, quantifying and characterizing deformation in carbonates, and modelling small-scale features. The Geological