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Petroleum geology theories are based on the practice of petroleum exploration and production and have been developed and improved by early geologists systematically sorting out first-hand data, introducing explanations and summarizing ideas. Therefore, they have been impressed with geological intelligence from the beginning and they comprise as highly a comprehensive discipline as other geological disciplines. Such comprehensiveness is characterized by multidisciplinary integration and cross inspirations among various subjects. By a brief overview of petroleum exploration history of the last 150 years, we can easily identify three major phases of its evolution.
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Guan, D., Xu, X., Li, Z., Zheng, L., Tan, C., Yao, Y. (2017). Brief Review of Petroleum Geology Theory Development. In: Theory and Practice of Hydrocarbon Generation within Space-Limited Source Rocks . Springer Geology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2407-8_1
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