Structural Geology for Petroleum Geoscientists
ISBN No. 81-901729-6-7
Price : Rs. 300/-

Structural geology is obviously one of the more important subjects for geoscientists working in petroleum industry. Folds and faults in deformed rocks make traps for hydrocarbon accumulation. Also, large-scale deformations, the so-called tectonics, control the architecture of petroliferous sedimentary basins. It is the primary job of a structural geologist to interpret geological map and field data, and infer geometry of large scale folds and faults. However, geoscientists with varied specializations and working with different kinds of data may also be called upon to make structural interpretations. For example, lineament maps prepared from air photographs or satellite based images are commonly interpreted in terms of crustal-scale deformation or seismologists working with seismic reflection profiles routinely interpret subsurface structural geometry. It is imperative that geoscientists with different specializations working in oil industries have basic working Knowledge on structural geology. A number of excellent textbooks on structural geology are now available but it appears that many a petroleum geoscientists are reluctant to pick up any of these books. This is probably due to the fact that the scopes of these books are much wider than the requirements of petroleum geoscientists. In this publication, focus is on topics that is of common interest to most petroleum geologist and geophysicists. This will be particularly useful to those who did not have a thorough grounding in structural geology during their college/university days. Also, students in a bachelor level structural geology course may find this book useful. Detailed discussion on all the topics covered in this publication can be found in any standard textbook on structural geology. A list of such textbooks is given in the reference section, copies of which are on my desk all the time.

Dr. Dilip K. Mukhopadhayay, Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee was born at Purulia, West Bengal, India. He had his early education in Jamshedpur. He completed his B.SC.(Honours) from Calcutta University and M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. After spending three years at State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA he joined University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India (now IIT Roorkee) in 1983. He has been Visiting Scientist to Hokkaido University, Japan, Bayrisches Geoinstitut, Germany and Ruhr University, Germany.

Dilip is a specialist in structural geology. His research contributions include structural evolution of the Precambrian terrains of Rajasthan and Kolar Schists belt, as well as the Himalayan orogenic belt. He is one of the pioneer workers in India to apply the techniques of cross-section balancing. His current research interests include the geodynamic evolution of the Himalayan fold trust belt in order to understand sub-surface structural geometry, thrust sequence and crustal shortening using serial balanced cross sections. He is a domain expert for the ONGC IN Structural Geology and is presently working on unraveling the complex structural styles of the sediments of Spiti Vally, Himachal Pradesh, besides many other projects in Structural Geology.