Month: November 2019

Microseepage, the phenomenon where trace quantities of hydrocarbons ‘seep’ through the soil, is explained here by Dietmar Schumacher, the renowned petroleum geologist.

Trace quantities of hydrocarbons in the soil result in distinctive magnetic signatures in specific areas of land – a result that can be used in hydrocarbon exploration and have been shown to be successful in western Canada.

Surface geochemical pattern changes in West Texas