There are many ‘TravelingGeologists’ from history that have left an indelible mark on our understanding of earth sciences as well as on society. You can read more about the seminal geologists of the past here. This post comes from Kellen Gunderson. Kellen received his PhD from Lehigh University and now works for a large energy company in […]
Petroleum
Perm, Russia and the Permian: Carbonate Porosity for Muggles with Karsten Eig
Karsten is a regular contributor to TravelingGeologist. See his contributions here. Some places have a special place in the hearts of geologists. Iceland with its volcanoes. The Dorset coast because it is the cradle of modern geology. The Oslo Graben because of its complex geology. Some places are famous because they gave name to geological […]
Petroleum Exploration and Enhanced Oil Recovery
Something that has always struck me about petroleum geology is that our petroleum resources nearly always seem to be in the most remote parts of the planet. For the most part, gone are the days of the Esso exploration geologists that first discovered much of the petroleum in these remote areas. These days petroleum companies […]