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petroleum geology

 

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Noun petroleum geology has 1 sense
  1. petroleum geology - the branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields
    --1 is a kind of
    economic geology

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Term: Petroleum Geology

Description: Petroleum geology is a branch of geology that focuses on the study of the origin, occurrence, and exploration of oil and gas deposits within the Earth's subsurface. It involves the analysis of rock formations, sedimentary basins, and geological structures in order to locate and assess potential petroleum reserves.

Sense 1: The academic discipline of petroleum geology deals with the scientific study of oil and gas reservoirs. It explores the processes and conditions that result in the formation and accumulation of hydrocarbons.

Sample Sentence: Petroleum geology students learn how to interpret seismic data and analyze core samples to identify potential oil reservoirs in their geological studies.

Sense 2: In the oil and gas industry, petroleum geology refers to the practical application of geological knowledge to explore, discover, and extract petroleum resources from the Earth's subsurface.

Sample Sentence: The petroleum geology team successfully located a lucrative oil deposit by drilling exploratory wells in the offshore region.

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