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5839 (v.4) Geology 511-Petroleum Geology



 

Area:Department of Applied Geology
Contact Hours:2.0
Credits:12.5
Lecture:2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Other Requisite(s):Admission: upon completion of Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology or Geophysics)
Petroleum. Sedimentology - processes, stratigraphy, maturation, migration and distribution of hydrocarbons. Subsurface methods. Drilling, cores and sample logs. Electric logs. Surface methods. Geochemical and geophysical methods, gravity andmagnetics, reflection and refraction seismic. Data acquisition and its use to reconstruct the geological and palaeogeographical history of a basin. Prospect and field - regional reconstruction of basin history and identification of low risks areas, study of prospects.

 
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