Petroleum and global tectonics / edited by Alfred G. Fischer and Sheldon Judson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fischer, Alfred G., editor.

Judson, Sheldon, editor.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library ; 4869

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum--Geology--Congresses.

Petroleum.

Plate tectonics--Congresses.

Plate tectonics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; London, England : Princeton University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The recent prominence of global tectonics has been as spectacular as it has been promissory of ramifications throughout established geological thought. The academic concepts of tectonics --continental drift, sea-floor spread, the definition of the major tectonic plates of the world, to cite only a few--are now regarded as essentially valid. Suggesting, as they do, a re-examination of many geological tenets, one may ask what bearing tectonics have on the formation and accumulation of petroleum. This volume addresses that question and presents the implications of the theoretical advances on the essential quest for petroleum and its by-products.Originally published in 1975.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Prologue

Welcome to Conference Participants

Overview of Plate Tectonics / Bullard, Edward C.

Heat Flow and Vertical Movements of the Crust / Morgan, W. Jason

Origin and Growth of Basins / Fischer, Alfred G.

Rift Valley Basins and Sedimentary History of Trailing Continental Margins / Kinsman, David J. J.

Petroleum and Plate Tectonics of the Southern Red Sea / Lowell, James D. / Genik, Gerard J. / Nelson, Thomas H. / Tucker, Paul M.

Marine Sediments, Geosynclines and Orogeny / Curray, Joseph R.

Geochemical Formation of Oil / Erdman, J. Gordon

Geothermal Gradients, Heat Flow and Hydrocarbon Recovery / Klemme, H. Douglas

Distribution and Geological Characteristics of Giant Oil Fields / Moody, J. D.

Epilogue

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-5231-2461-X

0-691-65427-1

0-691-61804-6

OCLC:

973762506