Description

Geological, mineral and petroleum technologists&technicians provide technical support and services or may work independently in the fields of oil and gas exploration and production, geophysics, petroleum engineering, geology, mining and mining engineering. Geological and petroleum technicians provide support to scientists and engineersin exploringand extractingnatural resources. In the field, geological and petroleum technicians use sophisticated equipment, such as seismic instruments,to gather geological data. They also use tools to collect samples for scientific analysis.In laboratories,these technicians analyze the samples for evidence of hydrocarbons, useful metals, or precious gemstones. Petroleum geology is the application of geology (tne study of rocks) to the exploration for and production of oil and gas. Geology itself is firmly based on chemistry, physics, and biology, involving the application of essentially abstract concepts to observed data. In the past, these data were basically observational and subjective, but they are now increasingly physical and chemical,and therefore more objective. The book is meant for the students,teachers and researchers of geology, geography, environmental science and mining engineering at university level.

Contents:
1. Rocks and Mineralogy
2. Geological Aspects of Mining
3. Methods and Principles of Geologic Mapping
4. Coal and Petroleum Geology
5. Mineral Resources
6. Composition and Refining of Petroleum
7. Natural Gas Geology
8. Petroleum System and Source Rock
9. Liquefied Petroleum Gas.

About the author.
Ram Naresh Agrawal completed his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the College of Advanced Technologies and Research Chandauli Uttar Pradesh and then his Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from same college. He was a sought after lecturer and author of many books, papers and cutting edge research in engineering. He is an active learner having more than six years of professional experience in a mixed environment of Education, consulting and engineering industry. Prior to moving towards Energy sector, he was involved in Research, Development, Engineering & Reverse Engineering, Design and Execution of Construction&Mining equipment in an organization of repute. He is also a guest column writer for leading international journals focusing on oil and gas sector.Presently, he is working as Associate Analyst (Upstream Oil and Gas) in an organization of repute .