11914 (v.3) Geophysics 246 - Introduction to Oil and Gas Methods

Area:	Department of Exploration Geophysics
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	3.0
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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:	Seismic refraction: horizontal and dipping layers, delay time method. Seismic refraction field exercise. Seismic Reflection: common-midpoint (CMP) method, velocity analysis, deconvolution. Seismic reflection interpretation. Electromagnetic methods: transient electromagnetic method (TEM), Magnetotellurics (MT), radio detection and ranging (RADAR). Induced polarisation. Radiometrics. Borehole methods.
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Field of Education:	010705 Geophysics
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
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2008	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 2	Y

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