Petroleum Geology & Experiment

Petroleum Geology & Experiment is a bimonthly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering the survey, exploration, engineering, and production of petroleum resources. It was established in 1963 and is sponsored by the China Petrochemical Corporation Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute and the Petroleum Geology Professional Committee of the Geological Society of China. The editor-in-chief is Guo Xusheng (Chinese Academy of Engineering).

History
The journal was established in 1963 as Petroleum Geology Experiment Abstract (Chinese: 石油地质实验文摘) and renamed Experimental Petroleum Geology (Chinese: 石油地质实验) in 1965. In 1966, the journal ceased publication after three issues, but resumed publishing in 1978. In 1979, it obtained its current name, moving to a bimonthly frequency in 2002.

Scientific conferences
The journal has sponsored and organized several scientific conferences and seminars in the past few years concerning oil and gas exploration in China.

Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Chemical Abstracts Service, GEOBASE, and Scopus.

Notable articles
According to Scopus, the following three articles have been cited most: