Geographic Information Systems in Petroleum Exploration and Development
Edited by Timothy C. Coburn and Jeffrey M. Yarus

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Geographic Information Systems in Petroleum Exploration and Development: An Introductory Essay
J. M. Yarus and T. C. Coburn
Technological Foundations
Chapter 2

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology: A Brief History, Trends, and Probable Future
J. K. Berry
 
Chapter 3

An Overview of GIS in the Geosciences
G. Bonham-Carter
 
Chapter 4

Geoscientific Modeling: Past, Present, and Future
A. K. Turner
 
Chapter 5

GIS Technology--A Vendor Perspective of its History and Prospects in Petroleum Exploration and Production
G. Wade
Practical Realities
Chapter 6

A Conversation with Petroleum Exploration
T. C. Coburn, J. M. Yarus, and P. H. Stark
 
Chapter 7

On the Implementation of GIS for Petroleum Exploration and Development: Issues and Perspectives
T. C. Coburn
Case Studies
Chapter 8

Building a Regional Study in GIS
C. R. Mazzo and W. A. Burroughs
 
Chapter 9

GIS-Based Analysis of Fluid Migration in Sedimentary Basins
G. Paulus
 
Chapter 10

The Gap Mountain Prospect: A New Approach to Conceptual Geological Modeling
D. R. Jefferis, M. S. Connelly, and S. Pack
 
Chapter 11

Evaluating International Acquisitions Using a Spatial Database System--A Low-Cost Approach
A. Haertlein and D. Rich
 
Chapter 12

Use of Geographic Information Systems in Hydrocarbon Resource Assessment and Opportunity Analysis
K. C. Hood, B. C. South, F. D. Walton, O. D. Baldwin, and W. A.Burroughs
 
Chapter 13

Conducting a Field Study with GIS: Port Hudson Field, The Tuscaloosa Trend, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
K. A. Barrell
 
Chapter 14

Waterflood Optimization Using GIS Techniques in Citronelle Field, Mobile County, Alabama, U.S.A.
L. E. Safley and M. L. Fowler
 
Chapter 15

Reservoir Characterization of a Stratigraphically and Structurally Complex Gulf of Suez Oil Field Using Three-Dimensional Modeling and GIS Techniques
R.A. Day, K. Talaat, and K.S. Hoffman
Supporting Roles and Applications
Chapter 16

Integrated Geo-Systems--A Computational Environment for Integrated Management, Analysis, and Presentation of Petroleum Industry Data
K. A. Khan
 
Chapter 17

Using the World Wide Web to Manage Exploration and Production Team Data
by C. Fried
 
Chapter 18

GIS--The Exploration and Exploitation Tool
K. A. Barrell
 
Chapter 19

The USGS GeoExplorer Project: Using New GIS Technology for Scientific Data Publishing
C. E. Barnwell
GIS Resources
Chapter 20

GIS--Public Domain and Inexpensive Software
B. Gibbs
 
Chapter 21

Bibliographic Resources for GIS in Petroleum Exploration and Development
P. J. Yarka and T. C. Coburn
Looking Ahead
Chapter 22

GIS and Geostatistics--A Marriage of Technologies
T. C. Coburn and J. M. Yarus
Appendices
Index