PE120 Petroleum Geology Field Trip
Oct. 25, 1997
A very interesting, intructive and enjoyable field trip was organized
for the class PE120, under the leadership of Prof. Steve Graham of the
Dept. of Geological and Environmental Sciences. We followed the path of
oil from source rocks, to conduit beds, to reservoir rocks. We visited
the oil fields at San Ardo and Coalinga. We sniffed, scraped and hammered.
We put our arms around some oil. We held heterogeneity in our hands.
Source Beds at Arroyo Seco
Source beds of the Monterey formation.
Carrier Beds and Tar Sands Close to San Ardo
San Ardo oil field.
More of San Ardo oil field.
Inspecting carrier bed (chert).
Ashna Sen detects some oil.
Lunch at San Antonio reservoir.
Coalinga Oil Field
Steve points out distant anticlines.
Heterogeneity at Horseshore Ridge.
A tarantula on the road.
Cementation. Trust me, this is really blue!
Those of you who missed it, really missed it!
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