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Search Syntax


The search box allows all or categorized results to be quickly filtered. Multiple space separated search terms may be entered. These are treated as case insensitive wild card separated character strings. As a result the order of search terms will effect the results.


Classification Model


Internally the Virtual Library uses a faceted classification model which is described below. You may enter any of these categories in the search box, or select frequently used ones from the panel below the search box.


Organizational Type - wwwVLibCatOrgType


Commercial
a for profit institution
Education
a school, college, or university - excluding for-profit training
Government
an government entity or an institution established and controlled by a government body
Organization
Professional, lobbying, or industry non-profit organization

Product type - wwwVLibCatProdType


Data/Pubs
data, publications regardless of format including sales and licensing
Equipment
hardware, electronic, hardware products, pipe, boom, parts, and their leases, sales, trades, or repairs
Petroleum
oil, gas, and their refined products
Rights
rights acquisition, leasing, financing for drilling, mineral, and exploration rights, markets, or intellectual property rights
Service
any type of oil and gas related service including exploration, drilling, well site, finance and management
Software
software, computer algorithms, programs, applications and computer language code
Supplies
chemicals, biologicals, drilling muds, bulk materials, consumables
Training
specialized or continuing training and education

Sector (life cycle) - wwwVLibCatSector


Integrated
large oil companies with products and services for all or many stages of the business.
GeoScience
having to do with the geological science of oil and gas
Exploration
search for reservoirs of oil and gas, including wildcat drilling
Drilling
drilling and completion of the well.
Production
services, products and technology to take a drilled well to continuing production
Transport
pipeline, tanker and other transportation - moving oil and gas from the well to the refiner
Refiners
refining, processors, hydrocarbon separation
Dealers
reselling, dealers, and other downstream marketing

Misc - wwwVLibCatMisc


Directory
On-line directories
Employment
Employment, job, or career information or services
Environment
Remediation, clean-up, impact assesments and studies
Offshore
Offshore specific equipment, services, or information
Research
Research and Development

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