| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Editors |
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| Foreword |
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| Introduction |
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| Part 1: Introduction |
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Interpretation and Display of Surface Geochemical Data |
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| Part 2: Case Histories from North America |
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Hydrocarbon Systems Analysis of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Delineation of Hydrocarbon Migration Pathways Using Seeps and Seismic Imaging |
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25 | (16) |
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Case Studies Relating Soil-iodine Geochemistry to Subsequent Drilling Results |
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41 | (18) |
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Integrated Microbial and 3-D Seismic Surveys Discover Park Springs (Conglomerate) Field and Track Microseepage Reduction |
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59 | (8) |
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High-resolution Ground-magnetic (HRGM) and Radiometric Surveys for Hydrocarbon Exploration: Six Case Histories in Western Canada |
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67 | (90) |
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Soil-gas Hydrocarbon Pattern Changes During a West Texas Waterflood |
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157 | (18) |
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Successful Application of Micromagnetic Data to Focus Hydrocarbon Exploration |
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175 | (18) |
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Numerically Reconstructed Methane-seep Signal in Soil Gases over Devonian Gas Pools and Prospects (Northeast British Columbia): Surface Microseeps and Postsurvey Discovery |
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193 | (16) |
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Combined Geologic and Surface Geochemical Methods Used to Discover Agaritta, Brady Creek, Selden, and New Year '95 Fields, Concho County, Texas, U.S.A. |
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209 | (34) |
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Radiometric Surveys of the Redwater Oil Field, Alberta: Early Surface Exploration Case Histories Suggest Mechanisms for the Development of Hydrocarbon-Related Geochemical Anomalies |
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243 | (56) |
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Assessment of Subsurface Hydrocarbon Contamination Resulting from Multiple Releases at Six Former Bulk-fuel Storage and Distribution Terminals, Austin, Texas: A Case Study |
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299 | (28) |
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| Part 3: Case Histories from South America and Africa |
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The Role of Satellite Seep Detection in Exploring the South Atlantic's Ultradeep Water |
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327 | (18) |
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Integrated Analysis of High-resolution Aeromagnetic (HRAM) and RADARSAT-1 Imagery for Exploration in Mature and Frontier Basins |
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345 | (16) |
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Mitigation of Drilling Risk with Near-surface Hydrocarbon Detection, a Case Study: Gulf of Suez, Egypt |
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361 | (20) |
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Numerical Identification of Microseeps in Surface Soil Gases of Western Venezuela, and its Significance for Hydrocarbon Exploration |
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381 | (12) |
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| Part 4: Case Histories from Europe and Australasia |
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Characterizing Hydrocarbon Migration and Fault-seal Integrity in Australia's Timor Sea via Multiple, Integrated Remote-sensing Technologies |
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393 | (22) |
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Surface Hydrocarbon Characterization of Kinsale Head Gas Field, Celtic Sea, Offshore Ireland |
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415 | (18) |
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A New Exploration Approach in a Mature Basin: Integration of 3-D Seismic, Remote-sensing, and Microtectonic Data, Southern Vienna Basin, Austria |
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433 | (20) |
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Case Histories of Microbial Prospection for Oil and Gas, Onshore and Offshore in Northwest Europe |
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| Index |
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