302455 (v.2) Geophysics 245 - Introduction to Mineral Methods

Area:

Department of Exploration Geophysics

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

2 x 2 Hours Monthly

Prerequisite(s):

7031 (v.5) Geology 101 or any previous version
AND
7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Oil and gas exploration geophysics - elastic properties of rocks. Seismic refraction - horizontal and dripping layers, delay time method and field practice. Seismic reflection - geophone arrays, CMP method, static corrections, velocity analysis, deconvolution, multiple attenuation and migration.

Syllabus:

Introduction to geophysical methods. Collecting and displaying geophysical data. Gravity - theory, acquisition and interpretation. Gravity field exercise. Magnetics - theory, acquisition and interpretation. Magnetic field exercise. Electrical properties of rocks. Self potential. D.C. resistivity sounding field exercise.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

010705 Geophysics

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2007	Kalgoorlie Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External