Generally, the act of searching for potential subsurface reservoirs of gas or oil. Methods include the use of magnetometers, gravity meters, seismic exploration, surface mapping, exploratory drillings, and other such methods.
The search for oil and gas. Exploration operations include: aerial surveys, geophysical surveys, geological studies, core testing and the drilling of test wells.
The process of searching for minerals, such as oil and gas, before development and production. Exploration activities include geophysical surveys, drilling to locate an oil or gas reservoir, and the drilling of additional wells after a discovery to determine the boundaries of an underground reservoir. It enables an oil or gas company to determine whether to proceed with development and production.
the search for reservoirs of oil and gas, including aerial and geophysical surveys, geological studies, core testing, and drilling of wildcats.
In the broad sense, the whole range of mining activity from searching for and developing mineral deposits to developing the mine. In the strict sense, the search for mineral deposits up to discovery and includes the deliniation of the deposit by means of drilling and sampling.
The identification of areas that may warrant examination and to examine specific areas that are considered to have prospects of containing oil and gas reserves, including drilling exploratory wells and exploratory-type stratigraphic test wells. Exploration costs may be incurred both before acquiring the related property (sometimes referred to in part as prospecting costs) and after acquiring the property.
activities associated with ascertaining the existence, location, extent or quality of mineralised material, including economic and technical evaluations of mineralised material. to top
The prospecting, diamond drilling or other work involved in searching for ore.
to travel for the purpose of discovery
a careful systematic search
a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"
a voyage into the unknown
to search in unknown places.
The work involved in looking for ore. It may include geologic reconnaissance, e.g. remote sensing, photogeology, geophysical and geochemical methods, and both surface and underground investigations.
Prospecting, sampling, mapping, diamond drilling and other work involved in the search for mineralisation.
The process of locating and proving that a mineral occurrence is an orebody and that it is large enough, and contains enough mineral, to be mined profitably.
Oil and natural gas exploration that includes land surveys, geological and geophysical studies, seismic data gathering and analysis, and well drilling.
the search, using varied techniques, with the objective to discover and evaluate natural resource deposits of economic value Exposure any geological feature that is visible, whether on surface or underground.
Prospecting, sampling, mapping, diamond drilling, and other work involved in searching for ore.
Exploration is the process of identifying a prospective hydrocarbon region and structure, mainly by reference to regional, and specific, geochemical, geological and geophysical (seismic) surveys. An Exploration Well is a well drilled to test a potential but unproven hydrocarbon trap or structure where good reservoir rock and a seal or closure combine with a potential source of hydrocarbons.
The various activities applied in the search for a deposit of minerals suitable for commercial extraction, e.g., prospecting, sampling, mapping, diamond drilling, etc.
To investigate and explore an area in the search for mineral resources such as crude oil or natural gas. For successful exploration, it is important to discover oil and gas-bearing structures (deposits, fields) using suitable geophysical processes at sea or on land rather than by means of expensive drilling.
Work involved in searching for ore, including sampling, assaying, drilling or driving a drift.
Work involved in searching for ore, usually by prospecting, geology, geophysics, geochemistry, drilling or driving a drift.
The search for economic deposits of minerals, ore, and other materials though practices of geology, geochemistry, geophysics, drilling, and/or mapping.
The search for mineral deposits and the work done to prove or establish the extent of a mineral deposit. Alt: Prospecting and subsequent evaluation.
The search for natural accumulations of oil and natural gas by any geological, geophysical or other suitable means.
Students learn most about a particular subject when they learn how to build knowledge for oneself through discovery.
Those investors who follow the mining sector will often use the term "exploration company" to describe younger, more speculative firms which are prospecting, but not producing. This sector may be inappropriate for many investors, but, for those with a higher degree of risk tolerance, the returns can be truly extraordinary as these firms represent the most highly-leveraged "play" on the price of the metal being mined. I have followed the exploration sector for many years and my conclusion is that, ultimately, the single most important determinant of success is the credibility and quality of the management. As such, I make it my business to know the people involved in such firms and to become intimately familiar with their track records.
European explorers who went to unknown places for different reasons; to find out about the place, to map the land, to spread religion, to look for wealth, to open up trade routes
Exploration is the act of searching or traveling for the purpose of discovery, e.g. of unknown regions, including space (space exploration), for oil, gas, coal, ores, caves, water (also known as prospecting), or information.