The value of outcrop studies in reducing subsurface uncertainty and risk in hydrocarbon exploration and production

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
• Other Authors: Bowman, M., Smyth, H.R., Good, T.R., Passey, S.R., Hirst, J.P.P., Jordan, C.J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of London 2016
• Subjects: Faroe Islands; Trinidad
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515694/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515694/1/PurchaseInfo.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1144/SP436

Field studies over a range of scales have been important in the upstream oil and gas industry for decades. Advances in digital outcrop characterization and data capture, coupled with increased computational capabilities, have resulted in a resurgence in fieldwork; these field studies are required to...