Energy Exploration

Energy exploration is the search for oil and natural gas underground.^[1] A major technique is to conduct a seismic survey to determine the depth of rock layers that may contain hydrocarbons.^[2] Prior to 1980, geologist would look for porous rock formations and avoid drilling in shale or other non-porous layers. However, with the advent of fracking, oil and gas is produced from shale, bringing energy exploration to many areas of the United States for the first time.

Notes[edit]

1. ↑ "Exploration Production is the process of recovering those hidden resources for processing, marketing and use." Adventures in Energy - American Petroleum Institute
2. ↑ "What is seismic survey?". Retrieved on March 20, 2014. 

See also[edit]

• Mineral interest
• Hugo Chavez
• World History Lecture Fourteen#Energy
• Alaska#Energy