Dipmeter Surveys in Petroleum Exploration

Madhusudan Patil holds a Ph.D degree in Geology from Nagpur University and postgraduate diploma in "Arial Photo‐Interpretation as applied to Geology" from Indian Institute of Arial Photo‐Interpretation, Survey of India, Dehradun. He has varied experience in the field of "Petroleum Exploration" and teaching. He worked in various capacities in ONGCL, Deharadun (India) and as "Inginieur Geologue" in Sector "Erg Oriental" of "SONATRACH" Oil Company of Algeria for two years. Apart from this, he worked as consulting "Petroleum Exploration Geologist" to various oil companies operating particularly in Gujrat State of India. He worked extensively on interpretation of Arial photographs and Dipmeters. This book is a result of his practical experience in the Dipmeter interpretation which he did in most of the Companies/Organizations he worked.

Dipmeter surveys. Dip Computation. Structural interpretation. Folds sedimentary. Faults. Fractures. Unconformity. Texture of the rocks. Sedimentary rock-structures. Stratigraphic interpretation. Fluvial system. Deltas. Inter-Deltaic environments. Carbonate sediments, Reefs and other buried topography. Continental shelf sands. Deep water deposition. Dip Scatter as an environmental indicator. Pre-requisites and rules for interpretation of DipMeter data. Practical examples. References and bibliography.