Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Understanding Oil Geology

Map Showing Geology, Oil and Gas Fields, and Geologic Provinces of the Gulf of Mexico Region. USGS image.

With response teams still working to seal the Deepwater Horizon well, we'll take a look at the geology of undersea oil fields. What makes some locations better drill sites than others?

Guests

Roger Anderson
Con Edison Senior Scholar at the Center for Computational Learning Systems
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Columbia University
New York, New York

Related Links

• USGS: Oil and Gas Resources

Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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