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Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping with Structural Methods, Second Edition

(Daniel J. Tearpock and Richard E. Bischke)

¹ Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401

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"This textbook begins where many others end" is the bold statement at the start of Chapter 1 of this 822-page text. The primary aim of this book is made clear at the outset. Its focus is on subsurface structural mapping methods and their techniques as applied in the petroleum industry. As such, it is not a text for an undergraduate course in structural geology, although it may have significant value to graduate students taking courses in petroleum geology.

The guiding principle for the text is the "Philosophical Doctrine of Accurate Subsurface Interpretation and Mapping" as laid out in detail in Chapter 1. I must admit to wincing slightly when I read the words "doctrine" and "interpretation" in the same sentence. However, the 10 points of the doctrine are all, in themselves, very reasonable and should underpin any interpretation of subsurface data, be it in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]