The example of background determination and mathematical processing of data from surface geochemical survey for the purposes of petroleum exploration

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 396-406

  Sechman, Henryk ^a   Dzieniewicz, Marek ^a  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anomalous values; Background values; Normal distribution; Poland; Soil gas; Surface geochemical survey

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS VALUES; BACKGROUND VALUE; DATA NORMALIZATION; DATA SETS; GAS FIELDS; GEOCHEMICAL BACKGROUND; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOLOGICAL MODELS; ITERATION PROCESS; LONG LASTING; MATHEMATICAL PROCESSING; PETROLEUM EXPLORATION; POLAND; SOIL GAS; SURFACE ANOMALIES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DATA HANDLING; GAS INDUSTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; METHANE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SURVEYS;

GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA PROCESSING; GAS FIELD; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL GAS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

POLAND;

EID: 80052527814     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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