It's important to the petroleum industry because most of the petroleum accumulations have migrated from their source rock into the geological structural traps such as faults and folds.
Structural geology is the study of the architecture of the earth's crust which has developed due to deformation. It address the form, symmetry, geometry and certainly the elegance and artistic rendering of the earth's crust on scales.
A reservoir geologist in the petroleum industry studies the geology of subsurface rock formations to evaluate and predict the distribution and quality of oil and gas reservoirs. They use various geological data and models to assess the potential of reservoirs for exploration and production, helping in making informed decisions about drilling locations and extraction strategies. Their work is crucial in maximizing the recovery of hydrocarbons from a reservoir.
Some sub-areas or sub-branches of geology include mineralogy (study of minerals), petrology (study of rocks), sedimentology (study of sedimentary rocks), structural geology (study of rock deformation and tectonics), and geochemistry (study of the chemical composition of rocks).
In structural geology, pitch is the inclination of a planar feature (such as a bedding plane or fault) measured perpendicular to its strike direction. It describes the steepness of the feature as it dips into the Earth's subsurface. Pitch is often represented as an angle measured from the horizontal plane.
The syllabus for the entrance exam for M.Sc Geology at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) typically includes topics such as geomorphology, mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, sedimentology, and economic geology. It is advisable to refer to the official BHU website or the entrance exam brochure for the most updated and detailed syllabus.
Peter K. Link has written: 'Structural geology applied to petroleum exploration' 'Basic Petroleum Geology' -- subject(s): Geology, Petroleum
Ole Valdemar Vejbaek has written: 'Palaeozoic tectonic and sedimentary evolution and hydrocarbon prospectivity in the Bornholm area' -- subject(s): Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Geology, Structural, Petroleum, Sediments (Geology), Stratigraphic Geology, Structural Geology
Ellen M. Hopkins has written: 'Yates' -- subject(s): Geology, History, Petroleum, Petroleum industry and trade, Yates Petroleum Corp
Armand John Eardley has written: 'Structural geology of North America' -- subject(s): Geology, Geology, Structural, Structural Geology
Thomas E. Ewing has written: 'Structural styles of the Wilcox and Frio growth-fault trends in Texas' -- subject(s): Faults (Geology), Geology, Rock pressure, Sediments (Geology) 'Depositional systems and structural controls of Hackberry sandstone reservoirs in southeast Texas' -- subject(s): Geology, Petroleum, Sandstone reservoirs
Robert J. Weimer has written: 'Deltaic and shallow marine sandstones: sedimentation, tectonics and petroleum occurences' -- subject(s): Geology, Structural, Sedimentation and deposition, Structural Geology 'Deltaic and shallow marine sandstones' -- subject(s): Marine sediments, Sandstone, Stratigraphic Geology
Norman J. Hyne has written: 'Geology for petroleum exploration, drilling, and production' -- subject(s): Petroleum, Prospecting, Petroleum engineering, Geology 'Dictionary of petroleum exploration, drilling & production' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Petroleum, Petroleum engineering 'Nontechnical guide to petroleum geology, exploration, drilling, and production' -- subject(s): Prospecting, Petroleum, Petroleum engineering, Geology
Ernest Raymond Lilley has written: 'Economic geology of mineral deposits' -- subject(s): Economic Geology, Lending library, Mines and mineral resources 'The oil industry, production, transportation, resources, refining, marketing' -- subject(s): Petroleum, Petroleum industry and trade
William J. Perry has written: 'Proliferation' 'The junior physical geography' 'The Wills Mountain anticline' -- subject(s): Folds (Geology), Geology 'Tectonic evolution of the Anadarko basin region, Oklahoma' -- subject(s): Anadarko Basin, Geology, Oklahoma, Structural Geology 'Petroleum potential of wilderness lands in Montana' -- subject(s): Petroleum
This is generally under the science of geology, specifically petroleum geology.
Glenn Richard Wiedenhoeft has written: 'Structural geology of parts of the Metaline district, n.e. Washington' -- subject(s): Geology, Geology, Structural, Structural Geology
Frank Edward Shore has written: 'The structural geology of the Squaw Creek area, Stevens County, Washington' -- subject(s): Geology, Stratigraphic, Geology, Structural, Stratigraphic Geology, Structural Geology