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Petroleum vs Petrophysics - What's the difference?

petroleum | petrophysics |

As nouns the difference between petroleum and petrophysics

is that petroleum is petroleum while petrophysics is (geology|physics) the physics of rock, especially rock that acts as a reservoir for petroleum etc.

petroleum

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
  • Synonyms

    * oil * gas * gasoline * petroil * petrol

    Derived terms

    * packaged petroleum product * petroleum coke * petroleum ether * petroleum jelly * petroleum spirit

    petrophysics

    Noun

    (-)
  • (geology, physics) The physics of rock, especially rock that acts as a reservoir for petroleum etc