Volcanic Reservoirs in Petroleum Exploration

The first work of its kind, Volcanic Reservoirs in Petroleum Exploration summarizes the current research and exploration techniques of volcanic reservoirs as a source of oil and gas. With a specific focus on the geological features and development characteristics of volcanic reservoirs in China, it presents a series of practical exploration and evaluation techniques based on this research. Authored by an award-winning petroleum geologist, it introduces exploration and outcome prediction techniques that can be used by scientists in any volcanic region worldwide. Volcanic reservoirs as new sources of petroleum resources are a hot topic in petroleum exploration. Although volcanic rock cannot generate hydrocarbons, it can serve as a reservoir for hydrocarbons when conditions permit. This book explains the differences between volcanic reservoirs and other major reservoir types, and describes effective methods for examining volcanic distribution and predicting volcanic reservoirs, providing a framework for systematic studies throughout the world.

President of the Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED) Professor, the Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, CNPC. An expert on petroleum geology, Caineng Zou received a doctorate on Mineral Resource Prospecting and Exploration and is now vice-president and chief geologist of the Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED) of PetroChina; vice-chairman of China Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry Society and Beijing Petroleum society; deputy-director of the natural gas committee of China Petroleum Society (CPS); group leader of the reservoir division in the petroleum geology committee of CPS and unconventional gas division in the natural gas committee of CPS; a member of the editorial board for Petroleum Exploration and Development, Acta Petrolei Sinica, and Natural Gas Geoscience; a part-time professor in Beijing University. He is also the leader of the national project "Accumulation Law, Key Technologies and Targets' Evaluation of Litho-stratigraphic Petroleum” and has been approved to receive the State Council special allowance in China. Dr. Zou has been awarded a National Top Prize for Progress in Science and Technology and ten Provincial or Ministerial Prizes in China. He has published over 90 papers and 5 monographs

Part I: Exploration history and characteristics of volcanic reservoirsChapter 1: Foreign volcanic reservoir exploration Chapter 2: Volcanic reservoir exploration in China Part II: Distribution and forming of volcanicsChapter 1: Distribution of global volcanicsChapter 2: The tectonic background of volcanicsChapter 3: The formation and distribution of volcanics in sedimentary basins in China Part III: Characteristics of volcanic reservoirsChapter 1: The conception of volcanic reservoirsChapter 2: The developing environment and types of volcanic reservoirsChapter 3: Characteristics of volcanic reservoirs in petroliferous basinsChapter 4: Main controlling factors for volcanic reservoirs in petroliferous basins Part IV: Volcanic oil & gas reservoir geologyChapter 1: Oil & gas sourcesChapter 2: The combination of volcanic reservoirsChapter 3: Characteristics of volcanic reservoirs in key areasChapter 4: Distribution of volcanic reservoirs Part V: Exploration field of volcanic reservoirsChapter 1: Resource potential of volcanic reservoir fieldsChapter 2: Volcanic oil & gas area in eastern basins Chapter 3: Volcanic oil & gas area in western basins Part VI: Volcanic prediction and evaluation technologyChapter 1: Situation of volcanic exploration technology Chapter 2: Process and application of volcanic evaluation technology Chapter 3: Technology development trends