Petroleum Geology of the North Sea

Since the 3rd edition of this publication, emphasis within the petroleum industry has shifted from exploration to appraisal and development of existing hydrocarbon resources. This change is reflected in this new 4th edition, which has been significantly expanded to accomodate additional material. The centrepiece of the book, however, remains a series of descriptions, in stratigraphic order, of the depositional history and hydrocarbon related rock units of the North Sea.

Foreword. Historical review of North Sea exploration. Outline of North Sea history and structural framework. Devonian. Carboniferous. Lower Permian-Rotliegend. Upper Permain-Zechstein. Triassic. Jurassic. Cretaceous. Cenozoic. Source rocks and the hydrocarbons of the North Sea. North Sea hydrocarbon plays. References