How to search for oil in the ocean

Currently, a lot of research is aimed at finding oil deposits in the oceans. This is due to the growing need of people for energy and the depletion of oil reserves on land. It is assumed that under the bowels of the waters contains a large number of oil fields that can meet the needs of mankind for another several hundred years.

According to scientists, at the bottom of the oceans is more than 50% of oil deposits from all reserves of the globe. Therefore, a very important direction in the search for oil deposits is the exploration of the bottom of the seas and oceans for the presence of hydrocarbon raw materials.

The search for oil at the bottom of the seas is a technically difficult task and requires high-precision and sophisticated equipment.

Oil search

Geologists are engaged in the search for oil under water. They search for oil and gas in deep layers of rocks. For this, seismic exploration is most often used, which is as follows: sound waves are sent to the bottom of the ocean, which are reflected from underwater rocks and returned back. For the supply of waves, special sound cannons are used that bombard the bottom with compressed air.

To process reflected waves, special devices are installed on the research vessel that measure such wave parameters as frequency, length, and return time. Based on the information received, geologists determine what is under the ocean floor, since different rocks reflect sound in their own way. Computer processing of such data allows you to build a three-dimensional image of the layers under the bottom of the sea or ocean. Often, oil accumulates in the folds of rocks, from above it can be covered with gas. If geologists find such folds, then work begins on installing the well and producing gas and oil on the surface.