Preliminary Exploration

Oil & Gas Industry? What does it mean?

Before an oil and gas company drills for oil, it first evaluates where oil and gas reservoirs might be economically discovered and developed.

Did you know? The earth is made up of a core over 4,000 miles in diameter surrounded by the earth's mantle, which is approximately 2,000 miles thick. The earth's surface is under lain by the lithosphere, a relatively thin layer, some 125 miles in thickness, that is composed of the crust and upper mantle. Commercial oil and gas are found only in the crust of the earth.