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The generation and recording of seismic data

The process of recording the acoustic characteristics of subsurface formations, based on the time required for a sound wave to travel a specific distance through rock.  The rate of travel of the sound wave depends on the composition of the formation, its porosity, and its fluid content

An elastic body wave or sound wave in which particles oscillate in the direction the wave propagates. P-waves are the waves studied in conventional seismic data

Injecting hydrochloric acid into the channels of a low permeability reservoir to break up and remove rock debris to help improve the flow of oil. It is a method to increase the flow of oil from a well by pumping the acid under high pressure which reopens and enlarges the pores in the oil-bearing limestone formation

Gas that forms an acid when mixed with water.  In petroleum production and processing, the most common acid gases are hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide.  They both cause corrosion, and hydrogen sulfide is very poisonous

When oil and gas migrate into porous formations, the quantity collected is called an accumulation. An individual body of moveable petroleum. A region where hydrocarbons usually occur. Quantity of hydrocarbons (oil and natural gas) found in the reservoir rock in an oil or gas field.