petroleum geology
petroleum geology Study of the mode of origin and conditions of accumulation of hydrocarbons in the Earth's crust; their exploration, involving the application of the techniques of geophysics, geochemistry, palaeontology, stratigraphy, and tectonics; and their evaluation.
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