The Sea Off Southern California, A modem habitat of Petroleum

Abstract

The immediate concern of oil geologists is that of locating favorable sites of accumulation of petroleum, but a thorough understanding of petroleum includes background information on the manner of deposition and alteration of organic materials. Accordingly, an attempt will be made to describe the basic environmental factors of the region and to relate them to each other and, whenever possible, to the general problem of origin and accumulation of petroleum, one of the most important resources of the region. The objective of this book is the integration of basic knowledge rather than the pointing out of prospective sites for mining or oil drilling.