Introduction

Geology is of major importance to the petroleum industry for the following reasons:

1. It is necessary to drill through the rock structure of the earth
in order to gain access to the hydrocarbon reservoir.
2. Hydrocarbon is generated in the source rock.
3. Hydrocarbon is stored within the rock structure of the earth.
4. Hydrocarbons must be produced from the rocks of the earth.
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