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Felix Callaghan is a petroleum geologist with an oil and gas exploration company. He interprets well logs and core samples for exploration teams, working on sedimentary basins and subsurface resources. He has worked in geological exploration for 15 years and has a master’s degree in geological sciences. Callaghan lives near field operations, spending his working time examining rock strata and reservoir data.

What Is Lithology? The Description of a Rock Unit
What Earth Formations Do Porphyry Copper Deposits Form Below?
How Is Platinum Formed? From Space to Earth
What Is an Organic Sedimentary Rock?
What Is a Caprock and How Does It Work?
Is There Oil in Minnesota? A Look at the Geological Evidence
What Are the Characteristics of Natural Salt (NaCl) Deposits?
What Is a Shale Play and How Does It Work?
What Is the Texture of Inorganic Land-Derived Sedimentary Rocks?
What Is One Disadvantage of Using Gas Hydrates?
How Is Natural Gas Extracted From Shale?
What Is the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)?
Why Do Scientists Think Earth’s Core Contains Iron?
How Does Radon Originate? From Uranium to the Atmosphere
Is There Oil in Georgia? Geological and Economic Realities
What Was the Early Atmosphere Probably Formed From?
Can Oil Dry Up? The Science and Economics Explained
What Is a Well Log? Explaining the Subsurface Record
What Would Happen If the Earth’s Core Stopped Spinning?
Why Is Water So Easily Adsorbed Onto the Surface of Clay Minerals?
How Long Does It Take for Oil to Form?
What Are Oil Sands Used For? From Fuel to Asphalt
What Is Well Drawdown and Why Does It Matter?
How Far Down Is the AS1 Line in Soil Stratigraphy?
How Are Oil Sands Formed? The Geological Process Explained
How Is Fracking Different From Conventional Oil Wells?
What Is Stratigraphic Correlation and How Does It Work?
What Are Mineral Reserves and How Are They Classified?
What Is a Rift? The Geology of Rift Formation
What Happens if the Earth’s Core Is Destroyed?