Books

Parke A. Dickey, Petroleum Development Geology. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Books, 1979. A somewhat technical but very informative book on searching and drilling for oil.

Forest Gray, Petroleum Production in Nontechnical Language. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Books, 1995. A very readable and informative book on the production and refining of oil.

Norman J. Hyne, Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling, and Production. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Books, 1995. This book provides a clear explanation of petroleum geology and production.

Robert D. Langenkamp, Oil Business Fundamentals. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Books, 1982. An informative account of the production and marketing aspects of the petroleum industry.

Wesley Marx, Oil Spill. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1971. A highly readable book that portrays the environmental consequences of oil spills.

Jeffrey Potter, Disaster by Oil. Oil Spills: Why They Happen, What They Do, How We Can End Them. New York: Macmillan, 1973. A readable account of some of...