A reservoir rock is one from which oil and gas can be extracted from wells and brought to the surface. A reservoir rock must have void space for the hydrocarbons to reside (porosity) and sufficient plumbing for the hydrocarbon to escape (permeability). In this lesson, we will investigate the types of reservoirs and their environments of deposition.
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
This short course takes a brief look at what happens in the early stages of field exploration in the petroleum industry. The Gippsland Basin, offshore Australia, is the field example, and we start with a look prior to the first offshore licensing round of the field. Throughout the course, we will progress to the stage of management review of a wildcat well.
