GEOLOGY FOR NON-GEOLOGISTS

References, Resources, and Recommended Reading

Paul H. Pausé P. Geol., C.P.G.

Licensed Professional Geologist Texas #1226
Certified Petroleum Geologist
[email protected]

GENERAL GEOLOGY

Physical Geology

Essentials of Geology, 7th ed., 2022, by Stephen Marshak. W. W. Norton & Co., 720 pgs.

Exploring Geology, 6th Edition, 2022, by Stephen Reynolds and Julia Johnson. McGraw Hill,
704 pgs.

Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 13th ed., 2020, by Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick
Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa, and Scott Linneman. Pearson Pub., 784 pgs.

Historical Geology

A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters, 2021, by Andrew H. Knoll.
HarperCollins/CustomHouse Pub., 272 pgs.

The Evolving Earth, 2020. Donald R. Prothero. Oxford University Press, 540 pgs.

The Earth Through Time, 11th Edition, 2017. Harold L. Levin and David T. King, Jr.
John Wiley & Sons, 624 pgs.

Popular Essays of Geology

Stories in Geology: What We Know and How We Figured It Out, 3rd ed., 2019, by Glenn
Dolphin. Kendall-Hunt Publishing,

How to Read a Rock: Our Planet's Hidden Stories, 2022, by Jan Zalasiewicz. Smithsonian
Books, 224 pgs.

How the Mountains Grew: A New Geological History of North America, 2022, by John
Dvorak. Pegasus Books, 464 pgs.

The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology, 2001,
by Simon Winchester. HarperCollins Publishers, 329 pgs.

The Mountains of Saint Francis – Discovering the Geologic Events That Shaped Our Earth,
2009, by Walter Alvarez. W.W. Norton & Co., 304 pgs.

T. Rex and the Crater of Doom, 1997, Walter Alvarez. Princeton Univ. Press, 185 pgs.

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The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the Humble Genius who
Discovered a New History of the Earth, 2002, by Alan Cutler. Dutton Publishing, 218 pgs.

The Man Who Found Time: James Hutton and the Discovery of Earth's Antiquity, 2003, by
Jack Repcheck. Perseus Publishing, 256 pages.

Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World, 2018, by Marcia
Bjornerud. Princeton Univ. Press, 224 pgs.

Why Geology Matters - Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future, 2011, by Doug
Macdougall. Univ. California Press, 304 pgs.

A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters, 2021, by
Henry Gee. St. Martin's Press, 288 pages.

Geologic Tours of the World - North America’s Natural Wonders, Vol. 1 & 2, 2020, by Gary
Prost. CRC Press, 433 pgs. & 375 pgs.
 Volume I focuses primarily on Western North America, including the Canadian
Rockies, the Southwest, Great Basin, and Tetons-Yellowstone Country.
 Volume II focuses primarily on Central and Eastern North America, including the
Appalachians, the Colorado Rockies, Austin-Big Bend Country, and the Sierra Madre.

The Rocks Don’t Lie: a Geologist Investigates Noah’s Flood, 2012, by David Montgomery.
Norton & Co. pub., 302 pgs.

The Abyss of Time: a Study in Geological Time and Earth History, 2016, by Paul Lyle.
Dunedin Academic Press, 204 pgs.

Life in Deep Time: Darwin’s “Missing” Fossil Record, 2019, by J. William Schopf.
CRC Press Pub., 250 pgs.

The Grand Canyon, Monument to an Ancient Earth, 2016, Carol Hill, et al, eds. Kregel
Publications, 240 pgs.

The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand
Earth's Past Mass Extinctions, 2017, by Peter Brannen. Harper Collins, 336 pgs.

Ghost Mountains and Vanished Oceans: North America from Birth to Middle Age, 2009, by
John Wilson and Ron Clowes. Key Porter Books, 256 pgs.

The Planet in a Pebble - A Journey Into Earth's Deep History, 2010, by Jan Zalasiewicz.
Oxford University Press, 256 pgs.

Here on Earth – A Natural History of the Planet, 2010, by Tim Flannery. Atlantic Monthly
Press, 316 pgs.

Reading the Rocks – the Autobiography of the Earth, 2005, by Marcia Bjornerud. Perseus
Books, 237 pgs.

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Ancient Earth, Ancient Skies: The Age of Earth and Its Cosmic Surroundings, 2004, by
G. Brent Dalrymple. Stanford University Press, 264 pages.

Mysteries of Terra Firma: The Age and Evolution of the Earth, by James Powell, 2001.
Lawrence Publisher, 272 pgs.

The Story of Life in 25 Fossils: Tales of Intrepid Fossil Hunters and the Wonders of Evolution,
2015, by Donald R. Prothero. Columbia University Press, 408 pages.

Fossils: The Key to the Past, 5th ed., 2015, by Richard Fortey. Cornell Univ. Press, 256 pgs.

Annals of the Former World, 1998, by John McPhee. Farrar Publishers, 696 pgs.

Rocks of Ages - Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life, 1999, by Stephen Jay Gould.
Ballantine Books, 241 pgs.

CANADA AND ALBERTA/CALGARY AREA

The Scenic Geology of Alberta: A Roadside Touring and Hiking Guide, 2021, by Dale Leckie.
Broken Poplars Pub., 256 pgs.

Canada Rocks: The Geologic Journey, 2nd ed., 2018, by Nick Eyles and Andrew Miall.
Fitzhenry and Whiteside Pub., 530 pgs.

Four Billion Years and Counting - Canada’s Geological Heritage, 2015, Robert Fensome,
et al, eds. Nimbus Publishing and the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences, 416 pages.

The Western Canada Sedimentary Basin: A confluence of science, technology, and ideas, 2022,
by Paul MacKay and Per Kent Pedersen. AAPG Bulletin, v.106, no. 3, pgs. 655–676.

Rocks, Ridges, and Rivers: Geological Wonders of Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks,
2017, by Dale Leckie. Sandhill Book Marketing Ltd, 216 pgs.

Geologic Field Trips of the Canadian Rockies, 2017, Jean Hsieh, ed. 2017 Meeting of the GSA
Rocky Mountain Section, Geological Society of America Field Guide 48, 152 pgs.

Reading the Rocks - A Biography of Ancient Alberta, 2003, by M. Keiran. Royal Tyrrell
Museum of Paleontology, Red Deer Press, 121 pgs.

Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours, 2008, by Ben Gadd. Corax Press, 576 pgs.

A Traveler’s Guide to Geological Wonders in Alberta, 1998, by Ron Mussieux and Marilyn
Nelson. Provincial Museum of Alberta, 254 pgs.

Geological Highway Map of Alberta, 2000, Mark Cooper, ed. Canadian Society of Petroleum
Geologists.

Geology of the Calgary Area, 1987, L. E. Jackson and M. C. Wilson, eds. Canadian Society
of Petroleum Geologists, 148 pgs.

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Geology of British Columbia, a Journey through Time, 2011, 2nd ed., S. Cannings, et al.
Greystone Books, Vancouver, 154 pgs.

How Old is That Mountain - A Visitor’s Guide to the Geology of Banff and Yoho National
Parks, Revised edition (1 March 2006) by Chris Yorath. Harbour Publishing, 143 pgs.

Geologic History of Western Canada, 1964, R. McCrossan and R. Glaister, eds. Alberta
Society of Petroleum Geologists, 232 pgs.

Classic hydrocarbon traps and analog structures in the southern Canadian Rockies, 2017, by
Marian J. Warren and Mark Cooper. AAPG Bulletin, V. 101, No. 4, pgs. 589-597.

Western Canada Sedimentary Basin – A Case History, 1989, Brian Ricketts, ed. Canadian
Society of Petroleum Geologists, 320 pgs.

Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, 1994, compiled by I. Shetsen and
G. Mossop. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, 510 pages.

Hydrocarbon Generation and Migration in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, 1990,
S. Creaney and J. Allan. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 50, p. 189-202.

Oil and Gas Pools of Canada Series, 1990, v. 1, M. L. Rose, editor. Canadian Society of
Petroleum Geologists, 171 pgs.

Oil and Gas Pools of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, 1998, J.R. Hogg, ed. Canadian
Society of Petroleum Geologists, Publication S51, 161 pgs.

The Devonian of Western Canada - Aspects of a Carbonate Petroleum System, 2001, John
Weissenberger and Ken Potma, eds. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Publication
S57, 265 pgs.

Petroleum Basin Studies, 1989, Shannon, P., and Naylor, D. Chapter 4, Western Canada
Basin, pgs. 41 – 57. Graham & Trotman Pub., 206 pgs.

Sedimentary Cover of the Craton in Canada, 1993, D. Stott and J. Aitken, eds. Geol. Society of
America, Decade of North American Geology: The Geology of North America, Vol. D-1, and
the Geological Survey of Canada, Geology of Canada Series No. 5, 826 pgs.

Geology of the Cordilleran Orogen in Canada, 1992, H. Gabrielse and C. Yorath, eds.
Geological Survey of Canada, Geology of Canada Series No. 4, 844 pgs.

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY

Elements of Petroleum Geology, 4th ed. 2022, by Richard Selley and Steve
Sonnenberg. Elsevier/Academic Press, 608 pgs.

Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling, and Production, 4th ed.,
2019, by Norman J. Hyne. PennWell Books, 506 pgs.

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Introduction to Petroleum Exploration for Non-Geologists, 1995, by Robert Stoneley.
Oxford University Press, 119 pgs.

Super basin thinking: Methods to explore and revitalize the world’s greatest petroleum basins,
2020, by Charles A. Sternbach. AAPG Bulletin, v. 104, no. 12, pgs. 2463–2506.

Super basins—New paradigm for oil and gas supply, 2020, by Bob Fryklund and Philip (Pete)
Stark. AAPG Bulletin, v. 104, no. 12, pgs. 2507–2519.

Practical Petroleum Geology, 2nd ed., 2014, by Jeff Morris. Univ. of Texas at Austin –
PETEX. 304 pgs.

Petroleum Geology eTextbook, 2007, by Stephen Bend. AAPG Special Publication DSC11
on CD-ROM (Discovery Series 11).

Applied Three-Dimensional Subsurface Geological Mapping: With Structural Methods, 3 rd ed.,

2021, by D. Metzner, J. Brenneke, D. Tearpock, and R. Bischke. Pearson Pub., 992 pgs.

Petroleum Geoscience: From Sedimentary Environments to Rock Physics, 2nd ed., 2015, by
Knut Bjørlykke. Springer-Verlag, 662 pgs.

Fundamentals of Petroleum, 5th ed., 2011. Debby Denehy, ed. Petroleum Extension Service
(PETEX) of The University of Texas at Austin, 720 pgs.

Petroleum Geoscience, 2004, by J. Gluyas and R. Swarbrick. Blackwell Publishing, 359 pgs.

Geology and Geochemistry of Oil and Gas. Developments In Petroleum Science v. 52, 2005.
G.V. Chilingar, et al. Elsevier B.V., 370 pgs.

Petroleum Systems Analysis - Case Studies, 2017, Mahdi A. AbuAli, et al, eds. American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 114, 315 pgs.

Value of Outcrop Studies in Reducing Subsurface Uncertainty and Risk in Hydrocarbon

Exploration and Production, 2016, M Bowman, et al, eds. Geol. Soc. London Special
Publication 436, 268 pgs.

Application of Structural Methods to Rocky Mountain Hydrocarbon Exploration and

Development, 2013, by Constance N. Knight, et al, eds. AAPG Studies in Geology #65.
238 pages.

Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production, 2nd ed. Developments in Petroleum Science v. 55,
2008, by Frank Jahn, et al. Elsevier B.V., 444 pgs.

Principles of Petroleum Development Geology, 1996, by R. Laudon. Prentice Hall, 267 pgs.

Finding Oil: The Nature of Petroleum Geology, 1859-1920, by Brian Frehner, 2011.
University of Nebraska Press, 248 pgs.

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The Origin of Petroleum, 2006, in Practical Advances in Petroleum Processing, Volume 1,
Chapter 2, p. 79 – 101. C.S. Hsu and P.R. Robinson, eds. Springer, 411 pgs.

Key Issues in Petroleum Geology: Stratigraphy, 2008, by F. J. Gregory. The Geological

Society Of London, 408 pages.

World Atlas of Oil and Gas Basins, 2011, by Guoyu Li. Wiley-Blackwell, 496 pgs.

Oil Field Production Geology, 2009, by Mike Shepherd. AAPG Memoir 91, 350 pgs.

3-D Structural Geology: A Practical Guide to Quantitative Surface and Subsurface Map
Interpretation, 2nd ed., 2006, by Richard H. Groshong Jr. Springer-Verlag, 400 pgs.

The Petroleum System from Source to Trap, 1994, Leslie B. Magoon and Wallace G. Dow,
eds. AAPG Memoir 60, 644 pgs.

Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps, 2000, E. Beaumont and N. Foster, eds. AAPG Treatise of
Petroleum Geology, Handbook of Petroleum Geology, 1150 pgs.

Money in the Ground: Insider’s Guide to Oil & Gas Deals, 4th ed. (4.5), 2006, by John Orban.
Meridian Press, 416 pgs.

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OF SHALE AND TIGHT RESERVOIR PLAYS

Shale Oil & Gas Reservoirs: Criteria and Cutoffs, 2023, by Steven W. Hennings. PennWell
Books, 215 pgs.

Applied Geoscience in Shale Exploration and Production, 2018, by Peter Bartok. PennWell
Books, 348 pgs.

Petroleum distribution in the Montney hybrid play: Source, carrier bed, and structural controls,
2021, by Tristan Euzen, et al. AAPG Bulletin, v. 105, no. 9, pgs. 867–1892.

Reservoir characterization of fairways in a tight light oil play of the Upper Cretaceous Cardium
Formation, west Pembina, Alberta, Canada, 2021, by John Adam Fraser and Per Kent
Pedersen. AAPG Bulletin v. 105, no. 9, pgs. 1797–1820.

Mudstone Diagenesis: Research Perspectives for Shale Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, Seals, and
Source Rocks, 2020, W. Camp, et al, eds. AAPG Memoir 120, 260 pgs.

Critical Assessment of Shale Resource Plays, 2014, Jean-Yves Chatellier and Daniel M. Jarvie,
eds. AAPG Memoir 103. 186 pages.

Shale Reservoirs: Giant Resources for the 21st Century, 2012, J. A. Breyer, ed. AAPG
Memoir 97. 68 pages + 451 digital pages on CD.

Getting Started #20: Shales, 2010, compiled by Andrew C. Aplin and Joe H. S. Macquaker.
AAPG Datapages, Adobe PDF/CD-ROM.

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Paying Attention to Mudrocks: Priceless!, 2015, Daniel Larsen, Sven O. Egenhoff, and Neil
Fishman, eds. Geol. Soc. America, 168 pgs.

An overview of Canadian shale gas production and environmental concerns, 2014, Christine
Rivard, et al. International Journal of Coal Geology, Volume 126, pgs. 64-76.

Predicting unconventional reservoir potential from wire-line logs: A correlation between

compositional and geomechanical properties of the Duvernay shale play of western Alberta,
Canada, 2021, by Marco Venieri, et al. AAPG Bulletin, v. 105, no. 5, pgs. 865-881.

A model for porosity evolution in shale reservoirs: An example from the Upper Devonian
Duvernay Formation, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, 2019, Dong, T., et al. AAPG
Bulletin, V. 103, No. 5 (May 2019), pgs. 1017-1044.

Pore-throat sizes in sandstones, tight sandstones, and shales, 2009, by Philip H. Nelson.
AAPG Bulletin, v. 93, no. 3 (March 2009), pp. 329–340.

The Eagle Ford Shale: A Renaissance in U.S. Oil Production, 2016, John Breyer, ed. AAPG
Memoir 110, 389 pgs.

Unconventional: the Development of Natural Gas from the Marcellus Shale, 2017, by Daniel
Soeder. Geol. Soc. America Special Paper 527, 143 pgs.

Imaging Unconventional Reservoir Pore Systems, 2017, T. Olson. AAPG Mem.112, 231 pgs.

Faulting and Fracturing in Shale and Self-Sourced Reservoirs. AAPG Bulletin Special Issue,
2014, v. 98, no. 11, p. 2161 -2506.

Subcritical Propagation and Coalescence of Oil-Filled Cracks: Getting the Oil Out of Low-
Permeability Source Rocks, 2010, Jin, Z.-H. et al, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 37,
L01305.

Pore Types in Unconventional Gas (and Oil) Shales, 2011, by Roger M. Slatt and Neal R.
O’Brien. West Texas Geological Society Bulletin, Vol. 50, No. 7, pgs. 22-28.

Morphology, Genesis, and Distribution of Nanometer-Scale Pores in Siliceous Mudstones of

the Mississippian Barnett Shale, 2009, Robert G. Loucks, et al, Journal of Sedimentary
Research, v. 79, 848–861.

Barnett Shale, 2007, R. Hill and D. Jarvie, eds. AAPG Bulletin Special Issue, 2007, v. 91, no.
4, pp. 399 – 626.

Geologic analysis of the Upper Jurassic Haynesville Shale in east Texas and west Louisiana,
2011, Ursula Hammes, H.S. Hamlin, and T.E. Ewing. AAPG Bulletin, v. 95, pp. 1643–1666.

Geology of the Haynesville Gas Shale in East Texas and West Louisiana, 2014, Ursula
Hammes and Julia Gale, eds. AAPG Memoir 105, 236 pgs.

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OIL SANDS AND HEAVY OIL DEPOSITS

Athabasca oil sands: Megatrap restoration and charge timing, 2014, by R. Tozer, A. Choi,
J. Pietras, and D. Tanasichuk. AAPG Bulletin, V. 98, No. 3, pgs. 429–447.

Comparison of the morphology, facies, and reservoir quality of valley fills in the southern
Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada, 2023, by Cynthia A. Hagstrom, et al. AAPG
Bulletin, v. 107, n. 4, pgs. 553–591.

Heavy-oil and Oil-sand Petroleum Systems in Alberta and Beyond, 2013. F. J. Hein, et al.
Can. Heavy Oil Assoc. and AAPG Energy Minerals Div., Studies in Geology 64, 131 pgs.

Using high-resolution microresistivity image logs to reconstruct paleoenvironments and stratal

architectures: An example from the McMurray Formation, Leismer area, northeastern Alberta,
Canada, 2021, H. Brekke and T. Roenitz. AAPG Bulletin 2021, Vol. 105, pgs. 1563-1593.

Petroleum Geology of the Cretaceous Mannville Group, Western Canada, 1997. Canadian
Society of Petroleum Geologists, Memoir 18, 486 pages.

Timing and petroleum sources for the Lower Cretaceous Mannville Group oil sands of northern
Alberta based on 4-D modeling, 2009, Higley, D., et al. AAPG Bulletin, v. 93, p. 203 - 230.

The Grosmont: The World’s Largest Unconventional Oil Reservoir Hosted in Carbonate
Rocks, 2012, H.G. Machel, et al. Geol. Society of London Special Paper, v. 370, p. 49-81.

The Devonian of Western Canada - Aspects of a Carbonate Petroleum System, 2001, John
Weissenberger and Ken Potma, eds. CSPG Publication S57, 265 pgs.

METHANE HYDRATES

AAPG Bulletin, v. 104, n. 9, September 2020. Special Issue: Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of
Mexico, pgs. 1843 - 2028.

Natural Gas Hydrates – Energy Resource Potential and Associated Geologic Hazards, 2009.
Collett, T., et al, eds. AAPG Memoir 89, 145 pgs.

Meazell, K., P. B. Flemings, M. Santra, and J. E. Johnson, 2020, Sedimentology and

stratigraphy of a deep-water gas hydrate reservoir in the northern Gulf of Mexico: AAPG
Bulletin, v. 104, no. 9, p. 1945–1969

Mechanisms of Methane Hydrate Formation in Geological Systems, 2019. Kehua You, et al.
Reviews of Geophysics, v. 57, no. 4, pgs. 1146 – 1196.

EASTERN CANADA, THE MARITIMES, AND ATLANTIC CANADA

The Last Billion Years: A Geological History of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, 2 nd ed.,
2022. Atlantic Geoscience Society, Fensome, R.A. and Williams, G.L., eds. Nimbus
Publishing.

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Provenance of Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous synrift strata in the Terra Nova oil field,
Jeanne d’Arc basin, offshore Newfoundland, 2020, Alexander D. Hutter and Luke P. Beranek.
AAPG Bulletin, v. 104, no. 11, pgs. 2325–2349.

Geological History of the Flemish Pass Basin, Offshore Newfoundland, 1993, D. G. Foster
and A. G. Robinson. AAPG Bull., v. 77, no. 4, pgs. 588 – 609.

Hibernia - a petrophysical and geological review, 1982, Benteau, R.I. and Sheppard, M.G.
Journal Canadian Petroleum Technology, 21, 59-72.

Geology of the Hibernia discovery, in Halbouty, M.T., ed., The Deliberate Search for the
Subtle Trap, 1982, Arthur, K.R., et al. AAPG Memoir 32, pp. 181-195.

Extensional tectonics in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, offshore Newfoundland: implications for the
timing of break up between Grand Banks and Iberia, 1995, Driscoll, N.W., Hogg, J.R., Christie
Blick, N., and Karner, G.D. Geological Society London Sp. Publ. 90, p. 1 28.

Beneath the Labrador Sea - A new seismic dataset helps clarify the deepwater hydrocarbon
potential offshore Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada, 2013, Kai Floistad, et al.
GEOExPro, v. 10, n. 2, pgs, 28 – 30.

Revised Upper Cretaceous and lower Paleogene lithostratigraphy and depositional history of
the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, offshore Newfoundland, Canada, 2003, Deptuck, M. E., et al. AAPG
Bulletin, 87(9), pgs. 1459 - 1483.

Mesozoic stratigraphy, sedimentary evolution and petroleum potential of the Jeanne d'Arc
Basin, Grand Banks of Newfoundland, 1990, McAlpine, K.D. Geological Survey Canada
Paper 89-17, 50 p.

Structural styles and stratigraphy of the Jeanne d'Arc Basin, Grand Banks of Newfoundland,
1989, Tankard, A.J., Welsink, H.J. and Jenkins, W.A.M. American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Memoir 46, pp. 265-282.

Petroleum Resources and Reservoirs of the Grand Banks, Eastern Canadian Margin, 2005, R.N.
Hiscott and A.J. Pulham, eds. Geological Association of Canada SP 43, 192 pgs.

Paleozoic geology, Chapter 4, in Keen, M.J. and Williams, G.L., eds., Geology of the
Continental Margin of Eastern Canada, 1990, Bell, J.S. and Howie, R.D. Geol. Survey of
Canada, Geology of Canada, No. 2, pgs.141-165.

Evolution of Mesozoic-Cenozoic sedimentary basins in the Grand Banks area of

Newfoundland and comparison with Falvey’s (1974) rift model, 1988, Sinclair, I.K. Bull.
Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, 36, pgs. 255-274.

The Continental Margin around Newfoundland, Chapter 6, in Keen, M.J. and Williams, G.L.,
eds., Geology of the Continental Margin of Eastern Canada, 1990, Grant, A.C. and McAlpine,
K.D. Geological Survey Canada, Geology of Canada, No. 2, pp. 239-292.

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SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY

Stratigraphic Reservoir Characterization for Petroleum Geologists, Geophysicists, and

Engineers, 2006, by Roger M. Slatt. Elsevier Science, Handbook of Petroleum Exploration
and Production, vol. 6, 492 pages.

Deciphering Earth’s History: the Practice of Stratigraphy, 2022, by Angela Coe, ed. The
Geological Society, London, 342 pgs.

The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada, 2nd ed., 2019, by Andrew D. Miall.
Elsevier, 823 pgs.

Hutton’s Great Unconformity at Siccar Point, Scotland: Where deep time was revealed and
uniformitarianism conceived, 2017, by S. G. Archer, et al. AAPG Bulletin, v. 101, no. 4,
pgs. 571–577.

Sedimentary Geology – An Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy, 3rd ed.,

2014, by Donald Prothero and Fred Schwab. W. H. Freeman & Co., 500 pgs.

Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 2011, 5th ed., by Sam

Boggs. Prentice Hall, 608 pgs.

The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change, 2003, by Angela Coe, et

al. The Open University, Cambridge University Press, 288 pgs.

Carbonate Depositional Environments, 1983, Peter A. Scholle, et al, eds. American Assoc.
Pet. Geologists Memoir 33, 708 pgs.

Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy, 1993, Robert Loucks and J. Frederick Sarg, eds. Amer.
Assoc. Pet. Geologists Memoir 57, 545 pgs.

Sandstone Depositional Environments, 1982, Peter A. Scholle and Darwin Spearing, eds.
American Assoc. Pet. Geologists Memoir 31, 410 pgs.

Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy, 1993, Paul Weimer and Henry Posamentier, eds. Amer.
Assoc. Pet. Geologists Memoir 58, 492 pgs.

GEOPHYSICS, SEISMOLOGY

A Petroleum Geologist's Guide to Seismic Reflection, 2011, by William Ashcroft. Wiley-

Blackwell, 176 pages.

Introduction to Seismic Interpretation, 2011, by Bruce S. Hart. AAPG Discovery Series

No. 16, CD.

First Steps in Seismic Interpretation, 2011, by Donald A. Herron. Society of Exploration

Geophysicists, 203 pgs.

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Interpretation of Three-Dimensional Seismic Data, AAPG Memoir 42, 7th ed., 2011, by
Alistair R. Brown. 646 pgs. + DVD.

Seismic Stratigraphy - Applications to Hydrocarbon Exploration, 1977, Charles E. Payton ed.

AAPG Memoir 26. 516 pgs.

Seismic Stratigraphy II: An Integrated Approach to Hydrocarbon Exploration, 1985, O. R.

Berg and D. Woolverton, eds. AAPG Memoir 39. 276 pgs.

WIRELINE WELL LOGGING

Openhole Log Analysis and Formation Evaluation, 2nd ed., 2012, by Richard M. Bateman.
Society of Petroleum Engineers, 668 pgs.

Basic Well Log Analysis, 2nd ed., 2004, by George Asquith and Daniel
Krygowski. AAPG Methods in Exploration Series No. 16, 244 pgs.

Introduction to Well Logs and Subsurface Maps, 2nd ed., 2019, by J.

Evenick. PennWell Corp., 314 pgs.

Geological Well Logs: Their Use in Reservoir Modeling, 2001, by Stefan M. Luthi. Springer
Verlag, 385 pgs.

The Geological Interpretation of Well Logs, 3rd ed., 2011, by M.H. Rider and Martin Kennedy.
Rider-French Consulting Limited, 440 pgs.

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https://openpress.usask.ca/geolmanual/chapter/overview-of-canadian-geology/

The Magnificent Southern Canadian Rockies

https://geoexpro.com/the-magnificent-southern-canadian-rockies/

Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

https://ags.aer.ca/reports/atlas-western-canada-sedimentary-basin

RocDoc Travels - Canada

https://www.rocdoctravel.com/search/label/Canada?&max-results=20

Core Lab Stratigraphic Correlation Chart

https://www.landman.ca/files/docs/CORELAB.pdf

Alberta Table of Formations

https://ags.aer.ca/products/table-formations
https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/INF/Table_of_Formations_2019.pdf

Lexicon of Canadian Geological Names on-line

https://weblex.canada.ca/weblexnet4/weblex_e.aspx

Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists

https://www.cspg.org/

Geological Association of Canada

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https://gac.ca/

Geological Survey of Canada

https://natural-resources.canada.ca/research-centres-and-labs/geological-survey-canada/17100

The Mountains, the Rocks, the Oil & Gas

https://www.cspg.org/common/Uploaded%20files/pdfs/documents/publications/CSPG_poster.pdf

The Canadian Cordillera: Geology and Tectonic Evolution

http://74.3.176.63/publications/recorder/2002/02feb/feb02-canadian-cordillera.pdf

Petroleum Exploration in Northern Canada - A Guide to Oil and Gas Exploration and Potential
https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/aadnc-aandc/R72-239-1995-eng.pdf

Geoscape Calgary – Landscapes

https://ags.aer.ca/publication/inf-127

The Southern Canadian Rockies: Evolution of a Foreland Thrust and Fold Belt
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272166622

Geology of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains

https://www.bengadd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Geology-of-the-Rockies-and-Columbias-
plus-time-scale-2014.pdf

Geological Interpretive Walk to Grassi Lakes

https://www.bengadd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Grassi-Lakes-geo-hike.pdf

CBC-TV: Geologic Journey I and II - Canada and beyond

http://www.infocobuild.com/books-and-films/nature/geologic-journey-cbc.html
http://www.infocobuild.com/books-and-films/nature/geologic-journey-ii-cbc.html

Geology of Canada's National Parks - History eLibrary

http://parkscanadahistory.com/geology/index.htm

Thrust Faults, Landslides, and Glaciers - Geologic Gems of Jasper and Banff National Parks,
Alberta Canada
https://earthly-musings.blogspot.com/2019/07/thrust-faults-landslides-and-glaciers.html

Geology and scenery of the Banff National Park, Canada

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301749044

BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/natural-gas-oil/petroleum-geoscience

British Columbia Geological Survey

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/mineral-exploration-mining/british-columbia-
geological-survey

Geology of British Columbia

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https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/mineral-exploration-mining/british-columbia-
geological-survey/geology/bc-geology-overview

The Geological History of British Columbia

https://web.viu.ca/earle/geologyofbc.pdf

The Geology & Geological History of Vancouver Island

https://web.viu.ca/earle/geol111/geology-of-vancouver-island.pdf

British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission

https://www.bcogc.ca/

British Columbia’s hydrocarbon hunt - "the hole story" (see p. 36 – 40)

https://cmscontent.nrs.gov.bc.ca/geoscience/PublicationCatalogue/OpenFile/
BCGS_OF1992-19.pdf

British Columbia’s Natural Gas & Oil Statistics

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/natural-gas-oil/statistics

Saskatchewan Geological Society

https://sgshome.ca/index

Saskatchewan Rocks! The Geology of Saskatchewan

https://royalsaskmuseum.ca/pub/Educate/Student%20Resources/Earth%20Sciences/saskatchewan-
rocks.pdf

Saskatchewan Geological Survey

https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/mineral-
exploration-and-mining/saskatchewan-geological-survey

Geology, and Mineral and Petroleum Resources of Saskatchewan

https://pubsaskdev.blob.core.windows.net/pubsask-prod/36407/36407-MiscRep2003-7.pdf

Petroleum Geology of Saskatchewan

https://web.archive.org/web/20180926055606/http://wbpc.ca/pub/documents/archived-talks/2015/
Presentations/Yurkowski%20-%20Petroleum%20Geology%20of%20Sask.pdf

Saskatchewan Oils Sands –New Exploration Targets in Northwestern Saskatchewan

https://pubsaskdev.blob.core.windows.net/pubsask-prod/90082/90082-
Issue_9_Prospect_Sask_Oil_Sands.pdf

Saskatchewan Mining and Petroleum GeoAtlas

https://gisappl.saskatchewan.ca/Html5Ext/index.html?viewer=GeoAtlas

The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC)

https://www.explorersandproducers.ca/

Energy Council of Canada

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https://www.energy.ca

Alberta Ministry of Energy

https://www.alberta.ca/energy.aspx

Canadian Tectonics Group

https://www.canadiantectonicsgroup.ca/

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Home Page, Univ. of Alberta

https://www.ualberta.ca/earth-sciences

Department of Geoscience, Univ. of Calgary

https://science.ucalgary.ca/geoscience

Edmonton Geological Society

https://www.facebook.com/edmontongeologicalsociety

Guides and Tours of Geological Features in Alberta

https://ags.aer.ca/products/fieldtrip-guides

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta

https://www.apega.ca/

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

https://www.capp.ca/

Black Gold: Canada’s Oil Heritage

https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/blackgold/default.htm

Canadian Energy Museum (Leduc #1 Energy Discovery Centre)

https://www.canadianenergymuseum.ca/

The Petrolia Discovery

https://petroliadiscovery.com/

Petroleum History Society of Canada:

http://www.petroleumhistory.ca/index.html

Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre

https://canmoremuseum.com/

Royal Tyrrell Museum

https://tyrrellmuseum.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RoyalTyrrellMuseum

Alberta Fossil Trail

https://web.archive.org/web/20200127190015/http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/exhibits/
alberta_fossil_trail.htm

Plan a Prehistoric Road Trip Adventure on Alberta’s Dinosaur Trails

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https://www.travelalberta.com/ca/articles/2021/04/prehistoric-road-trip

Dinosaur Provincial Park

https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/south/dinosaur-pp/

The Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation - "The world's most significant fossil discovery"
https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/

Burgess Shale Virtual Museum

https://burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/

PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

Beetle Bailey by Mort Walker

© King Features Syndicate - All Rights Reserved

How the ancient Greeks proved Earth was round over 2,000 years ago
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-greek-eratosthenes-calculated-earth-circumference-2016-6

Why some people believe the earth is flat

https://www.bbcearth.com/news/why-some-people-believe-the-earth-is-flat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVMFOvxaxW8&t=384s

The Relativity of Wrong, by Isaac Asimov

https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dbalmer/eportfolio/Nature%20of%20Science_Asimov.pdf

Physical Geology online 2nd ed., 2019, by Steve Earle (an excellent, free, online text)
https://opentextbc.ca/physicalgeology2ed/
(strong emphasis on examples from western Canada, and also includes a chapter devoted to the
geological history of western Canada)

Physical Geology, First Univ. of Saskatchewan Edition 2019 (another excellent, free, online text)
https://openpress.usask.ca/physicalgeology/
(It also has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada)

Introductory Physical Geology Laboratory Manual – First Canadian Edition (v.3 - Jan 2020)
https://openpress.usask.ca/geolmanual

An Introduction to Geology (another excellent, free, online text)

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https://opengeology.org/textbook/

An introduction to geology - a free online course

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/an-introduction-geology/content-
section-overview?active-tab=description-tab

Physical Geology Spring 2019 (GEOL 1170), University of Nebraska

https://maps.unomaha.community/Maher/geo117/default.html

Physical Geology Online Fall 2017

https://www2.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens1110/index.html

Geoscience Concepts
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/geology-concepts.htm

Geology Online: 105 Websites that Rock

https://geologydegree.org/sites-that-rock/

Physical Geology - An Online Course in Physical Geology

https://www.geoclassroom.com/101online

Geology Page
https://www.geologypage.com/

Poetry and Geology: A Celebration

https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/geopoetry

Web Geology
https://nbvm.no/

Basics of Geology
https://www.thoughtco.com/geology-basics-4140422

Earth Revealed
https://www.learner.org/series/earth-revealed/

Dynamic Earth
https://www.learner.org/series/interactive-dynamic-earth/

Introduction to Physical Geology, University of Maryland

https://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/geol100/

Windows to the Universe – Geology

https://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/geology.html

Geoscience: the Earth and its Resources

https://ocw.tudelft.nl/courses/geoscience-earth-resources/

Geology Dictionary
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https://geology.com/geology-dictionary.shtml

Paleontology Glossary
http://palaeos.com/paleontology/glossary.html

The Interior of the Earth

https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/interior/

Dynamic Earth and Tectonics

https://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/dynamicearth/index.htm

HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON
The History of Earth and Life, Spring 2023
https://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/G102/102Lec.html

Historical Geology - Free Online Textbook for

College-Level Historical Geology Courses
https://opengeology.org/historicalgeology/

Earth History
https://opengeology.org/textbook/8-earth-history/

Tour of Geologic Time

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.php

A Brief History of Life

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/brief-
history-life.html
©1982 Chronicle Features 12- 15

Divisions of Geologic Time - Geologic Time Scale The real reason dinosaurs became extinct
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2018/3054/fs20183054.pdf

History of the Earth - the history of Planet Earth into one year
https://historyoftheearthcalendar.blogspot.com/2014/01/january-1-origin-of-earth.html

Geology Wing at the University of California Museum of Paleontology

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/geology.html

Geological Time
https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/geological-time/

A Brief History of Geologic Time

https://www.pbs.org/video/a-brief-history-of-geologic-time-jaljq2/

Geologic Time
https://opengeology.org/historicalgeology/geologic-time/

Geologic Time

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https://opengeology.org/textbook/7-geologic-time/

History of Life (e-edition online textbook)

https://archive.org/details/History_of_Life_5th_Edition_by_Richard_Cowen/mode/2up

A Geochemical History of Life on Earth

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct2kyl

Origins: Life on Earth

https://origins.wisc.edu/chapter-2-the-earth/

Life: A Journey Through Time

https://annenbergphotospace.org/exhibits/life

Ancient Earth: Breakup of Pangea. App for iPad/iPhone. Explore Plate Tectonics and Earth
History with a Touch of a Finger!
https://www.ancient-earth.com/

Paleogeography and Geologic Evolution of North America

https://deeptimemaps.com/north-america

Historical Geology - An Online Course in Historical Geology

https://www.geoclassroom.com/historical

Our Changing Continent

https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/continents/

Fundamental Geologic Principles

https://www.nps.gov/articles/series.htm?id=EF15217B-B716-E4DD-929BBE3C925A1D99

The Evolution of the Earth

https://www.livescience.com/46593-how-earth-formed-photo-timeline.html

Siccar Point - the birthplace of modern geology

https://geologylearn.blogspot.com/2016/09/siccar-point-birthplace-of-modern.html

The making of an angular unconformity: Hutton’s unconformity at Siccar Point

https://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonous/2011/01/the-making-of-an-angular-unconformity-huttons-
unconformity-at-siccar-point/

Siccar Point: where the enormity of geologic time was first recognized
https://opengeology.org/historicalgeology/virtual-field-experiences-vfes/vfe-siccar-point-scotland/

Earth History and Plate Tectonics

http://www.scotese.com/earth.htm

The Geological Evolution of the Earth

https://www.handprint.com/PS/GEO/geoevo.html

The Trail of Time at Grand Canyon - A Geology Exhibition

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https://tot.unm.edu/

Geology of Grand Canyon

https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/nature/geologicformations.htm

Geological time gets a new period - the Ediacaran

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3721481.stm

Blast from the Past!

https://joidesresolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Blast-from-the-Past-Poster.pdf

Chicxulub Crater, Mexico

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chicxulub-crater

Chicxulub asteroid impact: Stunning fossils record dinosaurs' demise

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47755275

Reliving the last day of the dinosaurs

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/reliving-last-day-dinosaurs

Devastation detectives try to solve dinosaur disappearance - Retracing the terrifying, mysterious
final days of the dinosaurs
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/devastation-detectives-try-solve-dinosaur-disappearance

NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/pdco/index.html

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY

Petroleum Geology at Western Oregon University Winter 2023

https://people.wou.edu/~taylors/es486_petro/ES486_home.html

About Petroleum Geology

https://www.aapg.org/about/petroleum-geology

Basin to Basin: Plate Tectonics in Exploration

https://www.slb.com/-/media/files/oilfield-review/3-basin-basin

Testing the Atlantic Mirror Theory

https://web.archive.org/web/20220329110150/https://www.lw.com/thoughtleadership/testing-the-
atlantic-mirror-theory

Petroleum Geology AES 3820 at Delft University of Technology

https://ocw.tudelft.nl/courses/petroleum-geology/

The Exploration Handbook: A Guide to Modern Exploration Techniques

https://www.landmark.solutions/Spotlights/ID/261/Evaluate-the-Subsurface-with-Confidence

The Role of Geology in Frontier Hydrocarbon Exploration

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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mike_Simmons3/publication/
349077067_The_Role_of_Geology_in_Frontier_Hydrocarbon_Exploration
/links/601ea28b458515893987146e/The-Role-of-Geology-in-Frontier-Hydrocarbon-
Exploration.pdf

Hydrocarbons, Geoscience & The Energy Transition

https://learninghub.rpsgroup.com/mod/resource/view.php?id=8367

Introduction to Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering - Basic Petroleum Geology

https://www.e-education.psu.edu/png301/node/8

Introduction to Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering - Origin and Occurrence of Hydrocarbons
https://www.e-education.psu.edu/png301/node/6

Introduction to Petroleum Reservoirs and Reservoir Engineering

https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2241145

The Wilson Cycle and Petroleum Plays

GeoExpro, 2020, vol. 17, no. 6, pgs. 60 – 63
https://geoexpro.com/the-wilson-cycle-and-petroleum-plays/

Shared geological structures across the Atlantic are leading to interesting prospects
https://www.oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/shared-geological-structures-across-atlantic-are-
leading-interesting-prospects

Petroleum
https://personal.ems.psu.edu/~pisupati/ACSOutreach/Petroleum_1.html

Earth's physical resources: petroleum

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/environmental-studies/earths-physical-
resources-petroleum/content-section-0

Petroleum Geology at West Virginia University

https://web.archive.org/web/20210413043511/http://pages.geo.wvu.edu/~jtoro
/Petroleum/index.htm

Petroleum Geoscience and Subsurface Geology

https://railsback.org/PGSG/PGSGmain.html

Petroleum - Its Origin

https://www.dnr.louisiana.gov/assets/TAD/education/BGBB/3/origin.html

The Origin of Oil

https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/documents/newsletter/NL04S/PDF/origin.pdf

The Origin of Petroleum

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226441668_The_Origin_of_Petroleum

Origin, migration and accumulation of petroleum

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https://www.treccani.it/export/sites/default/Portale/sito/altre_aree/
Tecnologia_e_Scienze_applicate/enciclopedia/inglese/inglese_vol_1/pag065-84ing3.pdf

Rich Petroleum Source Rocks

https://geoexpro.com/rich-petroleum-source-rocks/

Back to Source Rocks: Part I and II

https://geoexpro.com/back-to-source-rocks-part-i/
https://geoexpro.com/back-to-source-rocks-part-ii/

How Plant and Animal Remains Become Oil and Gas - A Geochemical Perspective
https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/pdfz/documents/2011/40830dow/ndx_dow.pdf.html

Basic Petroleum Geochemistry for Source Rock Evaluation

https://www.slb.com/-/media/files/oilfield-review/basic-petroleum

Basic Petroleum Geology and Log Analysis – Halliburton manual

https://petroleumgeoscience1.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/basic_petroleum_geology_book
_by_halliburton.pdf

Petroleum Geology: An Introduction

https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/faq/energy/petroleum/Petroleum_geology_intro.pdf

Hydrocarbon geology
https://ocw.tudelft.nl/courses/geoscience-earth-resources/1-rocks-earth-plate-tectonics/
5-hydrocarbon-geology/

Welcome to webGeology - Oil and Gas

https://www.nbvm.no/en/oil-gas.html

Oil on My Shoes - the science of Petroleum Geology

https://www.geomore.com/

Following the Oil through Time

https://geoexpro.com/following-the-oil-through-time/

Petroleum Systems
https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/beaumont02/index.htm

Basin and Petroleum System Modeling

https://www.slb.com/-/media/files/oilfield-review/basin-petroleum

Oil: Crude and Petroleum Products Explained

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-products/

A Global Dataset of Onshore Gas and Oil Seeps: a New Tool for Hydrocarbon Exploration
https://www.cgg.com/geoscience/satellite-mapping/natural-seeps-seepage-detection

Exploration Geology & Exploration Targets in the United States and Canada
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https://www.explorationgeology.com/basins/

ATLANTIC CANADA GEOLOGY/OIL & GAS RESOURCES

Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board

https://www.cnlopb.ca/

Energy Research & Innovation Newfoundland and Labrador

https://energyresearchinnovation.ca/

Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador

https://www.gov.nl.ca/nr/mines/geoscience/

Petroleum Reserves and Resources Newfoundland Offshore Area (Updated August 1, 2022)
https://www.cnlopb.ca/wp-content/uploads/disc_rr.pdf

Newfoundland and Labrador Section of the Geological Association of Canada

https://www.gac-nl.ca/

Eastern Canadian Continental Margin - Geological Overview

https://www.nr.gov.nl.ca/nr/publications/energy/GeoOverviewJan2017.pdf

Petroleum Development – Producing Field Summary

https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/files/GovNLFieldSummaryBrochure.pdf

Petroleum Resources Nova Scotia’s offshore

https://energy.novascotia.ca/oil-and-gas/offshore/petroleum-resources

Petroleum Systems of the Scotian Basin

https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/pdfz/documents/2016/10871fowler/ndx_fowler.pdf.html

Introduction to the Geological History of Nova Scotia

https://ojs.library.dal.ca/NSM/article/viewFile/3774/3457

Regional Geology of the Scotian Basin

https://www.cnsopb.ns.ca/sites/default/files/resource/regional_geology_of_the_scotian_basin_-
_2008.pdf

Play Fairway Analysis - Nova Scotia’s offshore exploration atlas

https://oera.ca/research/play-fairway-analysis-atlas

Newfoundland and Labrador Natural Resources – Oil and Gas

https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/energy/petroleum/

Offshore Newfoundland & Labrador Resource Assessment Carson-Bonnition-Salar NL19-CFB01

https://exploration.nalcorenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-Carson-Resource-
Assessment-Public-Atlas_Final-Read-Only.pdf

Sedimentary Basins and Hydrocarbon Potential of Newfoundland and Labrador

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https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/files/publications-energy-sedimentarybasins.pdf

Regional geology of the Jeanne d’Arc Basin

https://www.huskyenergy.ca/downloads/AreasOfOperations/EastCoast/DevelopmentApplication/
Vol2_Geology.pdf

Estimates of Recoverable Reserves/Resources - Hibernia Field (July 2022)

https://www.cnlopb.ca/wp-content/uploads/estrr_hib.pdf

Estimates of Recoverable Reserves/Resources - Terra Nova Field (July 2022)

https://www.cnlopb.ca/wp-content/uploads/estrr_tn.pdf

Estimates of Recoverable Reserves/Resources - White Rose Field (July 2022)

https://www.cnlopb.ca/wp-content/uploads/estrr_wr.pdf

Estimates of Recoverable Reserves/Resources – Hebron Field (July 2022)

https://www.cnlopb.ca/wp-content/uploads/estrr_heb.pdf

The Bay du Nord project

https://www.equinor.com/en/where-we-are/canada-bay-du-nord.html

Mizzen – the First Oil Discovery in Flemish Pass Basin

https://geoconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/abstracts/2013/361_GC2013_Mizzen.pdf

Geology of Newfoundland and Labrador

https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/mines/publicoutreach/nlgeology/

Geology of the West Coast of Newfoundland

https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/mines/publicoutreach/education/geosurveyeducationresources/westcoast/

New Brunswick Natural Resources – Oil and Natural Gas

https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/erd/energy/content/minerals/content/
Oil_Gas.html

Searching for Petroleum Resources in Offshore Atlantic Canada

https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/publications/STPublications_PublicationsST/
225/225513/gip_058.pdf

Mineral Resources Branch Nova Scotia Canada - Offshore Oil Exploration and Development
https://energy.novascotia.ca/oil-and-gas/offshore

7th Conjugate Margins Conference 2022

https://www.cmcmorocco.com/

Eastern Canadian Continental Margin Geological Overview

https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/files/publications-energy-geooverviewjan2017.pdf

Petroleum Potential and Exploration Framework of Western Newfoundland Sedimentary Basins

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https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/files/publications-energy-wnl-sedimentarybasins.pdf

The History of Petroleum Exploration in Western Newfoundland

https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/files/energy-pdf-history-petroleum-exploration-western-nl.pdf

Atlantic Geoscience Society (AGS)

https://atlanticgeosciencesociety.ca/

Johnson Geo Centre Newfoundland

https://www.geocentre.ca

OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

Alberta Energy Outlook ST98 Executive Summary 2023

https://static.aer.ca/prd/documents/sts/ST98/2023/ST98_executive_summary.pdf
https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports/statistical-reports/st98/executive-
summary

The World Keeps Not Running Out of Oil

https://peakoil.com/geology/the-world-keeps-not-running-out-of-oil

ST39: Alberta Mineable Oil Sands Plant Statistics Monthly Supplement

https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports/statistical-reports/st39

ST53: Alberta In Situ Oil Sands Production Summary

https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports/statistical-reports/st53

Facts about Canada’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry

https://oilandgasinfo.ca/

Saskatchewan Energy Resources

https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-structure/ministries/energy-and-resources

Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Industry

https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/agriculture-natural-resources-and-industry/oil-and-gas

Saskatchewan 2020 Oil Reserve Summary Report

https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/#/products/119716

Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources Reservoir Data (1963 - 1998)

U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GIYSMV March 7, 2023
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/63ebcdd7d34efa0476af2062

Natural Gas in Canada

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/natural-gas-in-canada#

Canadian Centre for Energy Information - Crude Oil

https://energy-information.canada.ca/en/subjects/crude-oil
Canadian Beginnings

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http://www.petroleumhistory.ca/history/cdnbeginnings.html

How it’s quite possible that Canada has the world’s largest oil reserves
https://www.jwnenergy.com/article/2017/3/1/how-its-quite-possible-canada-has-worlds-largest-o/

Evolution of Canada’s Oil and Gas Industry

http://www.energybc.ca/cache/oil/www.centreforenergy.com/shopping/uploads/122.pdf

How the Oil Industry Saved the Whales

http://www.sjvgeology.org/history/whales.html

The Petroleum Industry Saved the Whales

https://mises.org/wire/petroleum-industry-saved-whales

Canadian Energy Research Institute

https://ceri.ca

Energy Fact Book 2022-2023

https://natural-resources.canada.ca/science-and-data/data-and-analysis/energy-data-and-analysis/
energy-facts/oil-natural-gas-and-coal/23936

Oil & Gas Journal's Annual Look at Reported Worldwide Oil Reserves
December 4, 2023, Volume 121, Issue 12, p. 20-24
https://digital.ogj.com/ogjournal/library/page/20231204/20/

Oil & Gas Journal Special Report Forecast & Review

January 2024, vol. 122.1, p. 10 - 21
https://digital.ogj.com/ogjournal/library/page/202401/10/

Canada's Key Energy Statistics

https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/country/CAN

Statistical Review of World Energy June 2023

https://www.energyinst.org/statistical-review

BP Energy Outlook 2023

https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/energy-outlook.html
https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/business-sites/en/global/corporate/pdfs/energy-economics/
energy-outlook/bp-energy-outlook-2023.pdf

Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2023

Release Date: March 16, 2023 Next Release Date: 2025
https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/

EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook

Release Date: Feb. 6, 2024 | Next Release Date: Mar. 12, 2024
https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/index.php

EIA U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves, Year-end 2021
© 2024 Geoscience Education Organization LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Release Date: December 30, 2022 | Next Release Date: February 2024
https://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/crudeoilreserves/

EIA International Energy Statistics Crude Oil Proved Reserves

https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world/petroleum-and-other-liquids/annual-crude-and-lease-
condensate-reserves

International Energy Agency (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2023

https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2023

IEA Key World Energy Statistics July 2023

https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-product/world-energy-statistics

Oil 2021 - Analysis and forecast to 2026

https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-2021

ENI SpA World Energy Review July 2023

https://www.eni.com/en-IT/global-energy-scenarios/world-energy-review.html

Geologic and Technologic Issues in the Exploitation of the Earth's Energy Resources (blog)
https://cms.eas.ualberta.ca/gingras/murray-gingras/

SPE Petroleum Resources Management System

https://www.spe.org/industry/docs/PRMS-Guide-for-Non-Technical-Users-2007.pdf
https://www.spe.org/en/industry/reserves/

ExxonMobil Annual Energy Outlook

https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/Energy-and-environment/Energy-resources/Outlook-for-
Energy/Outlook-for-Energy-A-perspective-to-2040

OPEC’s World Oil Outlook 2022

https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/publications/340.htm

About Oil and Natural Gas - American Petroleum Institute

https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas

Crude – the Incredible Journey of Oil

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5w3b28

EIA Energy Information Administration Glossary

https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/

SLB Energy Glossary

https://glossary.slb.com/

A Salute to the Oil Century – NPR

https://legacy.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2001/mar/010307.spindletop.html

Petroleum History Institute

© 2024 Geoscience Education Organization LLC. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.petroleumhistory.ca/

Drake Well Museum

https://www.drakewell.org/

SHALE GAS AND SHALE OIL

What is Shale Gas? An Introduction to Shale-Gas Geology in Alberta

https://ags.aer.ca/publication/ofr-2008-08

Shale and Tight Resources in Canada

https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy/energy-sources-distribution/natural-gas/shale-tight-
resources-canada/17669

Geology of Shale and Tight Resources - Canada

https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy/energy-sources-distribution/natural-gas/shale-tight-
resources-canada/geology-shale-and-tight-resources/17675

Exploration and Production of Shale and Tight Resources

https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy/energy-sources-distribution/natural-gas/shale-tight-
resources-canada/exploration-and-production-shale-and-tight-resources/17677

Alberta’s Shale and Tight Resources

https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy/energy-sources-distribution/natural-gas/shale-tight-
resources-canada/albertas-shale-and-tight-resources/17679

Shale Gas
https://www.alberta.ca/shale-gas.aspx

A Primer for Understanding Canadian Shale Gas

https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-commodities/natural-gas/report/archive/primer-
understanding-shale-gas-2009/a-primer-understanding-canadian-shale-gas-energy-briefing-
note.pdf

Summary of Alberta’s Shale- and Siltstone-Hosted Hydrocarbon Resource Potential

https://ags.aer.ca/publication/ofr-2012-06

The Origin of Shale Gases

GEOExPro, Vol. 16, No. 6, Dec. 2019, p. 76 – 78.
https://geoexpro.com/the-origin-of-shale-gases/

My Source Rock is Now My Reservoir - Geologic and Petrophysical Characterization of

Shale-Gas Reservoirs
https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2012/80231passey/ndx_passey.pdf

From Oil-Prone Source Rock to Gas-Producing Shale Reservoir – Geologic and Petrophysical
Characterization of Unconventional Shale-Gas Reservoirs
https://fffcarbon.co.za/articles/2012/SPE-131350-FINAL-Low_Passey-et-al_.pdf
Why Canada is the next frontier for shale oil

© 2024 Geoscience Education Organization LLC. All Rights Reserved.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-oil-shale-insight/why-canada-is-the-next-frontier-for-
shale-oil-idUSKBN1FI0G7

Overview of Shale Gas and Hydraulic Fracturing in Canada

https://www.ncceh.ca/sites/default/files/Overview_shale_gas_hydraulic_fracturing_
Canada_Nov_2014.pdf

Tight Oil Developments in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin - Energy Briefing Note
https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-commodities/crude-oil-petroleum-products/
report/tight-oil-developments-west-canada/tight-oil-developments-in-western-canada-sedimentary-
basin-energy-briefing-note.pdf

Hydrocarbon Resource Potential of the Duvernay Formation in Alberta – Update

https://ags.aer.ca/publication/ofr-2017-02

Western Canada’s Giant Gas and Liquids Fairway: The Duvernay, Horn River and Canol Shales
https://www.petrelrob.com/wp_install/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CERI-2015-Devonian-
Shales.pdf

Horn River Basin Unconventional Shale Gas Play Atlas

https://www.bcogc.ca/files/reports/Technical-Reports/horn-river-play-atlas.pdf

Shale units of the Horn River Formation, Horn River Basin and Cordova Embayment,
Northeastern British Columbia
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-gas-oil/
petroleum-geoscience/petroleum-open-files/pgof20081.pdf

Assessment of Continuous Gas Resources in the Horn River Basin, Cordova Embayment, and
Liard Basin, Canada, 2019
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2020/3015/fs20203015.pdf

Horn River and Exshaw Formations Unconventional Play Summary – Liard Basin, Northwest
Territories, November 2018
https://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/sites/ntgs/files/resources/
playsummary_no.2_compressed_nov2018_0.pdf

Characterizing porosity in the Horn River Shale, northeastern British Columbia

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-gas-oil/
petroleum-geoscience/geoscience-reports/2013/char_porosity_hr_shale_harris.pdf

Ultimate Potential for Unconventional Natural Gas in Northeastern BC’s Horn River Basin
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-gas-oil/
petroleum-geoscience/oil-gas-reports/og_report2011-1.pdf

Duvernay Resource Assessment – Energy Briefing

https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-commodities/crude-oil-petroleum-products/
report/2017-duvernay/index.html

Duvernay Reserves and Resources Report

© 2024 Geoscience Education Organization LLC. All Rights Reserved.
https://static.aer.ca/prd/documents/reports/DuvernayReserves_2016.pdf

British Columbia’s Shale and Tight Resources

https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/energy-sources-distribution/natural-gas/shale-tight-resources-canada/
british-columbias-shale-and-tight-resources/17692

British Columbia Oil and Gas Reserves 2021

https://www.bcogc.ca/data-reports/reservoir-management/reserves/

An Overview of Shale Gas Potential in Northeastern British Columbia

https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/pdfz/abstracts/pdf/2013/90171cspg/abstracts/ndx_levs.pdf.html

Summary of Shale Gas Activity in Northeast British Columbia

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-gas-oil/petroleum-
geoscience/oil-gas-reports/oil_and_gas_report_2016-1.pdf

Large Shale Oil Reservoirs discovered in NWT - Bluefish Shale and the Canol Shale
https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analysis/energy-markets/market-snapshots/2015/market-
snapshot-large-shale-oil-reservoirs-discovered-in-mackenzie-plain-nwt.html

Unconventional Natural Gas Assessment for the Cordova Embayment in NE British Columbia
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-gas-oil/
petroleum-geoscience/oil-gas-reports/oil_and_gas_report_2015-1_cordova_assessment.pdf

Montney Formation one of the Largest Gas Resources in the World

https://boereport.com/2013/11/06/montney-formation-one-of-the-largest-gas-resources-in-the-
world-report-shows/

Canadian Energy Research Institute

https://ceri.ca

Permian Basin Wolfcamp and Bone Spring Shale Plays Geology review - July 2019
https://www.eia.gov/maps/pdf/Wolfcamp_BoneSpring_EIA_Report_July2019.pdf

A Workflow for Success in Shales, GeoExPro June 2013, p. 72 – 78

https://geoexpro.com/a-workflow-for-success-in-shales/

Quick Look Determination of Oil-in-Place in Oil Shale Resource Plays

https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2011/40764downey/ndx_downey.pdf

Industry Players Still Have Much to Learn About Exploiting Shales

https://roxannaoil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/0213-Roxanna-Oil-Company-Eprint.pdf

Organic Petrography of the Duvernay and Muskwa Formations in Alberta

https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/OFR/OFR_2010_06.pdf

Organic Petrography of the Montney Formation in Alberta

https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/OFR/OFR_2010_07.pdf

Montney Formation Play Atlas NEBC

© 2024 Geoscience Education Organization LLC. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.bcogc.ca/files/reports/Technical-Reports/montney-format-play-atlas-nebc.pdf

Geochemical and Sedimentological Investigation of Banff and Exshaw Formations for Shale Gas
Potential: Initial Results
https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/OFR/OFR_2008_10.pdf

Geochemical and Sedimentological Investigation of the Colorado Group for Shale Gas Potential
https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/OFR/OFR_2008_09.pdf

Shale Gas in British Columbia

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/natural-gas-oil/petroleum-geoscience/
unconventional-oil-gas/shale-gas

Regional “Shale Gas” Potential of the Triassic Doig and Montney Formations, Northeastern BC
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-gas-oil/
petroleum-geoscience/petroleum-open-files/pgof20062.pdf

Utica and Other Ordovician Shales: Exploration History in the Quebec Sedimentary Basins
https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2012/10451marcil/ndx_marcil.pdf

Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources

https://www.csur.com/

The Bakken Shale

https://bakkenshale.com/

USGS Releases Oil and Gas Assessment for the Bakken and Three Forks Formations of Montana
and North Dakota
https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/usgs-releases-oil-and-gas-assessment-bakken-
and-three-forks-formations

Petroleum Geology of the Williston Basin (and Bakken shale)

https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndgs/Resources/

Schlumberger Unconventionals
https://www.slb.com/technical-challenges/unconventional-resources

Direct Method for Determining Organic Shale Potential from Porosity and Resistivity Logs to
Identify Possible Resource Plays
https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2010/110128bowman/ndx_bowman.pdf

FRACKING

The Modern Practices of Hydraulic Fracturing: A Focus on Canadian Resources

https://www.atlanticaenergy.org/pdfs/natural_gas/Safety/The%20Modern%20Practices%20of
%20HydroFrackturingFocusOnCanadaPTAC.pdf

Understanding Hydraulic Fracturing - Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources

© 2024 Geoscience Education Organization LLC. All Rights Reserved.

https://www.csur.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/HydFrac_v3.pdf

Hydraulic Fracturing
https://www.capp.ca/explore/hydraulic-fracturing/

All About Fracking

https://oilandgasinfo.ca/all-about-fracking/

Unlocking the Earth - A Short History of Hydraulic Fracturing

https://geoexpro.com/unlocking-the-earth-a-short-history-of-hydraulic-fracturing/

Hydraulic Fracturing in Alberta Facts and Stats

https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0d0b5d16-20da-48bb-9f85-dded8356067a/resource/2820a350-c3ae-
4d5f-9e0f-ef3eacae74e5/download/FSFracturing-June-2017.pdf

Of Course Fracking Is Safe, Stanford Prof Says

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2017/06/26/of-course-fracking-is-safe-stanford-prof-
says/

The Engines of Our Ingenuity Episode No. 2890: HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2890.htm

Natural Gas Extraction - Hydraulic Fracturing

https://www.epa.gov/uog/process-unconventional-natural-gas-production

Fracking 101
https://www.energyindepth.org/fracking-101/

Hydraulic Fracturing - Unlocking America's Natural Gas Resources

https://www.hydraulicfracturing.com

Happy Birthday, Fracking!

https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/blog/2014/03/17/march-17-happy-birthday-fracking

Hydraulic Fracturing Primer

https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/energy-primers/hydraulic-fracturing

Geological Society of London – “no case for a UK moratorium on shale gas exploration.”
https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/ecc_shalegas

Induced Earthquakes
https://ags.aer.ca/research-initiatives/induced-earthquakes

From Flaming Faucet to Flaming Hose: The Continuing Fraud of Gasland

https://www.energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Debunking-Gasland.pdf
https://www.energyindepth.org/debunking-gasland-part-ii/
https://www.energyindepth.org/the-continuing-fraud-of-gasland/

Fact Checking Josh Fox - Gasland and Gasland #2

© 2024 Geoscience Education Organization LLC. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/07/02/1220728/-Fact-Checking-Josh-Fox-Gasland-1st-
Posting#comments
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/7/7/1221731/-Fact-Checking-Josh-Fox-Gasland-2-Oil-Gas-
Industry-NOT-Exempt-from-Clean-Air-Clean-Water-Acts

“Gasland” Nothing but Hot Air

http://readme.readmedia.com/Gasland-Nothing-but-Hot-Air/1481501

Nothing but hot air in 'Gasland'

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nothing-but-hot-air-in-gasland/article/3898

Fiction Masquerading as News in the Oil and Gas Shale World

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2013/07/10/fiction-masquerading-as-news-in-the-oil-
and-gas-shale-world

The Top 5 Lies About Fracking

Explosions, poisons, pollution, cancer, and global warming all considered.
https://reason.com/archives/2013/07/05/the-top-5-lies-about-fracking

RESIDUAL OIL ZONES (ROZ)

Permian basin production proves ROZ viability

https://www.ogj.com/drilling-production/production-operations/article/17210282/permian-basin-
production-proves-roz-viability

A “Cookbook” Approach to Exploring for, and Evaluating, Residual Oil Zones in the San
Andres Formation of the Permian Basin
https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2016/51259trentham/ndx_trentham.pdf

Residual Oil Zones: The long term future of enhanced oil recovery in the Permian Basin and
elsewhere
https://www.uwyo.edu/eori/_files/co2conference11/2011%20eori%20residual%20oil%20zones
%20and%20anthropogenic%20co2.pdf

PLATE TECTONICS

Plate Tectonics: The Mystery of Earth's Many Faces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHkcx4YkSYs

Plate Tectonics—The Unifying Theory of Geology

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/plate-tectonics-the-unifying-theory-of-geology.htm

Basin to Basin: Plate Tectonics in Exploration

https://www.slb.com/-/media/files/oilfield-review/3-basin-basin

A history of supercontinents on planet Earth

https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-history-of-supercontinents-on-planet-earth-5744636

Deconstructing Plate Tectonics - helping the oil and gas industry to model offshore basins

© 2024 Geoscience Education Organization LLC. All Rights Reserved.

https://www.seequent.com/deconstructing-plate-tectonics/

Plate Tectonics and Petroleum basins

https://www.gsm.org.my/products/702001-101026-PDF.pdf

New Deepwater Frontiers an Ocean Apart

https://geoexpro.com/new-deepwater-frontiers-an-ocean-apart/

Seismic Illumination - Pacific Rim Earthquakes as the Echo of a Planetary Process

https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2017/seismic-illumination/index.html

GEOL 3700 - Plate Tectonics Fall 2018

https://maps.unomaha.community/Maher/plate/syllabus.html

Continental Drift: The groundbreaking theory of moving continents

https://www.livescience.com/37529-continental-drift.html

Plate Tectonics Basics playlist – UT Dallas

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzpHDPjNs-iHjUyX7jjV3zfup3gfmc34k

Plate Tectonics Home Page

https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Plate-Tectonics/

Evidence for Plate Tectonics

https://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/evidence-of-plate-tectonics

This Dynamic Earth - the Story of Plate Tectonics

https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/dynamic.html

The Dawning of Two Continents

https://geoexpro.com/the-dawning-of-two-continents/

Paleomap Project
http://www.scotese.com/

Introduction to Plate Tectonics

http://eqseis.geosc.psu.edu/~cammon/HTML/Classes/IntroQuakes/Notes/plate_tect01.html

A Plate Tectonic Primer

https://csmgeo.csm.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/PlateTect/index.html

The Validation of Continental Drift

https://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/creager/ess202/continental_drift.htm

ROCKS AND MINERALS

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British Columbia Ministry of Energy Info. Circular 1987-5: Identification of Common Rocks
https://cmscontent.nrs.gov.bc.ca/geoscience/PublicationCatalogue/InformationCircular/
BCGS_IC1987-05.pdf

Rocks and Minerals

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/rocks-and-minerals.htm

Minerals
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/minerals.htm

Mineralogy Database
https://webmineral.com/

Fluorescent Minerals
https://geology.com/articles/fluorescent-minerals/

What is a Rock?
https://www.geol.umd.edu/sgc/lectures/geology.html

Every Rock is a Record of History: Historical Approaches to Lithology

https://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/G102/lectures/102rock.html

Rocks
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/rocks.htm

Igneous Rocks
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/igneous.htm

Metamorphic Rocks
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/metamorphic.htm

Sedimentary Rocks
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/sedimentary.htm

The Geology of Sedimentary Rocks

http://www.intheplaygroundofgiants.com/geology-of-sedimentary-rocks/

Sedimentary Rocks Home Page - James Madison University

https://csmgeo.csm.jmu.edu/geollab/fichter/SedRx/index.html

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

https://www2.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens1110/sedrx.htm

Introduction to Petrology - Sedimentary Rocks

https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/courses/eosc221/seds/EOSC221/Lecture_Notes.html

“Chert, Tripolite, Spiculite, Chat - What’s in a Name?”

https://www.kgslibrary.com/downloads/bulletins/2010/Jan-Feb%202010.pdf
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Carbonate reservoir geology
https://petrowiki.spe.org/Carbonate_reservoir_geology

SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY

Stratigraphy in the Oil Industry

https://www.chemostrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2014-strat_in_the_OG_ind.pdf

Stratigraphy: Reading the Pages of Earth History

https://opengeology.org/historicalgeology/stratigraphy-reading-the-pages-of-earth-history

Searching for Stratigraphic Traps

https://geoexpro.com/searching-for-stratigraphic-traps/

Exploring for Stratigraphic Traps

https://web.archive.org/web/20160910134353/https://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/resources/
oilfield_review/ors97/win97/traps.pdf

Stratigraphic Tools: Basic Sequence Stratigraphy

https://opengeology.org/historicalgeology/tools-of-historical-geology/stratigraphic-tools-basic-
sequence-stratigraphy/

Sequence Stratigraphy – a Global Theory for Local Success

https://www.slb.com/-/media/files/oilfield-review/p51-62

Sedimentary Rocks: The Key to Past Environments

https://www.learner.org/series/earth-revealed/17-sedimentary-rocks-the-key-to-past-environments/

Sedimentation and Stratigraphy at University of Maryland (Fall 2021)

https://geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/geol342/

Sedimentology Home Page, University of Derby

https://www.virtual-geology.info/sedimentology/

STRATA - SEPM’s stratigraphy web site

http://sepmstrata.org/Page.aspx?pageid=1

Introduction to Clastic Sedimentology

https://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~rcheel/teaching/sedimentology/

Depositional setting and geometry of carbonate facies

http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=90

Introduction to Carbonate Environments, Facies, and Facies Tracts

https://www.beg.utexas.edu/lmod/_IOL-CM01/cm01-index.htm

Sedimentary Rocks I and II - Interpretation of sedimentary rocks:

https://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/geol100/lectures/13.html

© 2024 Geoscience Education Organization LLC. All Rights Reserved.

https://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/geol100/lectures/14.html

Interpreting Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy from Well Logs

https://www.beg.utexas.edu/lmod/mod11/index.htm

An Online Guide to Sequence Stratigraphy

http://stratigrafia.org/sequence/index.html

Sequence Stratigraphy
http://sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?&pageid=229&3

Fundamentals of Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy

https://www.beg.utexas.edu/lmod/_IOL-CM05/cm05-index.html

Simplified Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy

https://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/sedimentary/activities/14173.html

International Commission on Stratigraphy – the Geologic Time Scale 2023

https://stratigraphy.org/chart#latest-version

FOSSILS AND PALEONTOLOGY

Using Microfossils in Petroleum Exploration

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/ONeill.html

University of California Museum of Paleontology

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/online-exhibits/

The Fossil Record - Life's Epic

http://www.fossilmuseum.net/fossilrecord.htm

The Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation - "One of the World's

most important fossil sites"
https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/

PALAEOS: The Trace of Life on Earth

http://palaeos.com/

The Paleontology Portal

http://paleoportal.org

Fossils, Rocks, and Time

https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/

The Paluxy Dinosaur/"Man Track" Controversy

http://paleo.cc/paluxy.htm

Kuban’s Paleo Place

http://paleo.cc/kpaleo/kpaleo.htm

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The KT-boundary impact
https://www.psi.edu/epo/ktimpact/ktimpact.html

The Anthropocene
http://quaternary.stratigraphy.org/workinggroups/anthropocene/

RADIOMETRIC DATING

Geologic Time and the Age of the Earth

https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/contents.html

Dating Rocks, University of Leeds

https://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/dynamicearth/dating/index.htm

Radiometric Dating
https://www2.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens212/radiometric_dating.htm

Radiometric Dating, Geologic Time, and the Age of the Earth: A Reply To "Scientific"
Creationism
https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1986/0110/report.pdf

Setting the Second Hand on the Rock Clock

https://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1997/0924/dating.html

How to determine the half-lives of long-lived nuclides in relatively short periods of time
https://asterism.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tut42RadioactiveHalfLife.pdf

How do we know some radioactive materials have a half-life of millions or even billions of years?
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/7584/how-do-we-know-that-some-radioactive-
materials-have-a-half-life-of-millions-or-e

A Radiometric Dating Resource List

https://www.tim-thompson.com/radiometric.html

Radiometric Dating Does Work

https://ncse.ngo/radiometric-dating-does-work

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

Structural Geology for Engineers

https://web.archive.org/web/20190908024203/http://pages.geo.wvu.edu/
~jtoro/structure/Structure_342.htm

Simple Structural Geology Lab

https://www.geoclassroom.com/structure/simplelab.shtml

The Three Elements of Structural Geology

https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/pdfz/documents/2017/41849engelder/ndx_engelder.pdf.html

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Structural Geology at Cornell
http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/classes/geol326/326.html

Structural Geology on the Web: a deformed roadcut along the information superhighway
http://www.structural-geology.org/

Thrust Faults
https://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/faults/thrust/index.htm

Salt Tectonics – online short course

http://homepage.ufp.pt/biblioteca/SaltTectonics/WebSaltTectonics/Index.htm

Teaching Resources in Structural Geology, Univ. of Leeds

https://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/learnstructure/

Structural Geology Lecture Notes

https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/martel/Courses/GG303/

GEOPHYSICS, SEISMOLOGY

Seismic/Geology Links Critical

https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2004/brown05/index.htm

The Defining Series: Beginner's Guide to Seismic Surveying

https://www.slb.com/resource-library/oilfield-review/defining-series/defining-seismic-surveying

Overview of Seismic Exploration

http://walter.kessinger.com/work/seisx_outline.html

Geophysics 224: Geophysical exploration techniques

https://sites.ualberta.ca/~unsworth/UA-classes/224/notes224.html

Geophysical Atlas of Western Canadian Hydrocarbon Pools

https://cspg.org/IMIS20/Publications/Geophysical_Atlas/CSPGIMIS20/Publications/
Geophysical_Atlas.aspx

Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists

https://www.cseg.ca/

The Seismic Reflection Method

https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/courses/eosc350/content/methods/meth_10d/index.htm

Reflection Seismic Method

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/EarthSci/people/lidunka/GEOL2014/Geophysics4%20-%20Seismic
%20waves/reflection%20seismology%202.pdf

What is the Difference Between 2D and 3D Seismic

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https://thelundingroup.com/lundin-group-of-companies/reports-from-the-field/what-is-the-
difference-between-2d-and-3d-seismic/

3-D Seismic Imaging

https://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/biondo/3DSI_frame.html

4D Geophysical Data
https://geoexpro.com/4d-geophysical-data/

How Do 4-D and 4-C Seismic Work?

https://www.rigzone.com/training/insight.asp?insight_id=316

WELL LOGGING, PETROPHYSICS, FORMATION EVALUATION

Reading the Rocks from Wireline Logs

https://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/ReadRocks/TutIntro.html

Open hole tools

https://wiki.aapg.org/Open_hole_tools

Introduction to Wireline Logging

https://www.slb.com/-/media/Files/oilfield-review/defining-
logging.pdf

Geological Log Analysis

https://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/LA/index.html

Well Logs
http://www.sjvgeology.org/oil/logs.html

The Defining Series: Basic Well Log Interpretation

https://www.slb.com/resource-library/oilfield-review/defining-series/defining-log-interpretation

How Does Well Logging Work?

https://www.rigzone.com/training/insight.asp?insight_id=298

Types of logs
https://petrowiki.spe.org/Types_of_logs

Use of well logs for sequence stratigraphic interpretation of the subsurface

http://sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?&pageid=60&3

Crain’s Petrophysical Handbook

https://www.spec2000.net/00-publications.htm

Log Interpretation Center

https://www.bridge7.com/grand/log/xlogyorum.htm

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Canadian Well Logging Society
https://cwls.org/

Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts

https://www.spwla.org/

SLB (formerly Schlumberger)

https://www.slb.com/products-and-services/innovating-in-oil-and-gas/reservoir-characterization/
surface-and-downhole-logging/wireline-openhole-logging

Baker Hughes Formation Evaluation

https://www.bakerhughes.com/evaluation/wireline-openhole-logging

Weatherford Open Hole Services

https://www.weatherford.com/en/products-and-services/formation-evaluation/wireline-services/
openhole-wireline/

Halliburton - Open Hole Logging

https://www.halliburton.com/en/subsurface/formation-evaluation/wireline-openhole-logging

OIL SHALE

Canada Oil Shale Deposits

https://geology.com/usgs/oil-shale/canada-oil-shale.shtml

Oil Shale vs. Shale Oil: What's the Difference?

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/080715/difference-between-shale-oil-and-oil-
shale.asp

AAPG – Oil Shale

https://wiki.aapg.org/Oil_shales

USGS Oil Shale Homepage

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/central-energy-resources-science-center/science/oil-shale

What is Oil Shale - National Oil Shale Association

https://oilshaleassoc.org/what-is-oil-shale/

Oil Shale - A Daily Reckoning White Paper Report

https://dailyreckoning.com/oil-shale-reserves/

Oil Shale Stratigraphy — A Global Perspective

https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2009/30083nummedal/ndx_nummedal.pdf

DOE Oil Shale Activities

https://energy.gov/fe/services/petroleum-reserves/naval-petroleum-reserves/oil-shale-and-other-
unconventional-fuels

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A Quick Look Determination of Oil-in-place in Oil Shale Resource plays
https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2011/40764downey/ndx_downey.pdf

In-Place Oil Shale Resources Examined by Grade in the Major Basins of the Green River
Formation, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3145/FS12-3145.pdf

Creationist Misuse of the Green River Formation

https://www.oldearth.org/morton/creationist_misuse_green_river_formation.htm

The Green River Formation

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/tertiary/eoc/greenriver.html

OIL SANDS AND HEAVY OIL DEPOSITS

Canada’s Oil Sands

https://www.capp.ca/oil/what-are-the-oil-sands/

Oil Sands Facts and Stats

https://open.alberta.ca/publications/oil-sands-facts-and-stats

Geologic features of the Athabasca oil sands

http://www.ramp-alberta.org/river/geography/geological+prehistory/mesozoic.aspx

Oil Sands Geology & the Properties of Bitumen

https://www.oilsandsmagazine.com/technical/properties

About Oil Sands

https://www.alberta.ca/about-oil-sands.aspx

The Geology of the Oil Sands

http://www.history.alberta.ca/energyheritage/sands/origins/the-geology-of-the-oil-sands/
default.aspx

Canadian Oil Sands Primer

https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/wells-to-consumer/exploration-and-production/oil-sands/
canadian-primer

Biodegradation and origin of oil sands in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
226507420_Biodegradation_and_origin_of_oil_sands_in_the_Western_Canada_Sedimentary_Basi
n

Oil Sands 101: Process Overview

https://www.oilsandsmagazine.com/technical/oilsands-101

Oil Sands Facts and Statistics

https://www.alberta.ca/oil-sands-facts-and-statistics.aspx

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Oil Sands Geology - Athabasca Deposit
https://ags.aer.ca/publication/bul-046

Oil Sands Information Portal

http://osip.alberta.ca/map/

Oil Sands Quarterly

https://open.alberta.ca/publications/2614198

Field guide: Regional sedimentology and processes of deposition of the Athabasca Oil Sands
https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/GEO/GEO_2006_04.pdf

Alberta Geological Survey Information Series 065 - Guide to the Athabasca Oil Sands Area
https://ags.aer.ca/publication/inf-065

Improved geostatistical models of inclined heterolithic strata for McMurray Formation

https://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/2013/07jul/BLTN12054/IMAGES/BLTN12054.PDF

Alberta’s Surface Mineable Oil Sands Projects: Recovery Factors That Are Far From Conventional
Part 1 and 2
https://www.gljpc.com/blog/alberta%E2%80%99s-surface-mineable-oil-sands-projects-recovery-
factors-are-far-conventional
https://www.gljpc.com/blog/alberta%E2%80%99s-surface-mineable-oil-sands-projects-recovery-
factors-are-far-conventional-part-2

Oil Sands Community Alliance

https://www.oscaalberta.ca

Oil Sands Discovery Centre

https://oilsandsdiscovery.ca/

Alberta Energy Regulator – Oil Sands

https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/by-topic/oil-sands

A Comprehensive Field Guide for Facies Characterization of the Athabasca Oil Sands
https://ags.aer.ca/publication/spe-013

Regional Stratigraphy and Reservoir Units of the Grosmont Formation, Saleski and Burnt Lakes,
Alberta, Canada
https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/pdfz/documents/2011/30147hopkins/ndx_hopkins.pdf.html

The Devonian Grosmont: Unconventional Oil in a Fractured and Karstified Dolostone-Evaporite

Platform, Alberta, Canada
https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/documents/2012/80211machel/ndx_machel.pdf

COAL BED METHANE

Alberta Energy – About Coalbed Methane

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https://www.alberta.ca/coalbed-methane.aspx
Coal Bed Methane
https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/by-topic/coalbed-methane

Coal Bed Methane Primer

https://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/nativelands/crow/coalbedmethane.html

U.S. Geological Survey - Fact Sheet 123-00. Coal-Bed Methane: Potential and Concerns
https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs123-00/fs123-00.pdf

METHANE HYDRATES

USGS Gas Hydrates Lab – hydrate video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U46XOoU0DrM

Gas Hydrate in Nature

https://geonarrative.usgs.gov/hydrateinnature/

Ignik Sikumi #1 "Fire in the Ice" Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfgnaeBPZKY&feature=youtu.be

Gas Hydrates – Primer

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/whcmsc/science/gas-hydrates-primer

Gas Hydrates - Resource Assessment

https://www.boem.gov/oil-gas-energy/resource-evaluation/gas-hydrates-resource-assessment

Fire in the Ice Newsletter

https://www.netl.doe.gov/advsearch?tid=113

Gas Hydrates - Part V: The Resource Potential

https://geoexpro.com/gas-hydrates-part-v-the-resource-potential/

GEOLOGY TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, & SUPPLIES

Wildrose Geological Supplies/SciOptic Canada

https://wildrosegeological.com/

Petrocraft Products Ltd.

https://www.petrocraft.ab.ca/

CGS Mule - Geological Equipment & Supplies

http://www.cgsmule.com/Geological-Field-Supplies-and-Equipment/

Geo-tools
https://www.geo-tools.com/

Geology.com Store
https://geology.com/store/

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ASC Scientific Geology Equipment
https://www.ascscientific.com/geology-equipment/?orderby=popularity

DILBERT

… what a long, strange trip it's been

- Grateful Dead
Truckin’, 1970

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