Unit name | Petroleum Sedimentology |
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Unit code | EASC30024 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1B (weeks 7 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Whitaker |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Successful completion of years 1 and 2 of an Earth Sciences degree programme |
Co-requisites |
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School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit draws upon the skills and knowledge gained from Year 1 Dynamic Surface teaching and Year 2 units Sedimentology and Applied Geophysics. It enables students to apply their knowledge of sedimentology and geophysics to hydrocarbon-prone sedimentary basins to develop an understanding of hydrocarbon source, reservoir and trap systems, of basin-fill architecture and of the movement of fluids through reservoir systems.
The unit includes a compulsory fieldwork element. Failure to attend the field trip, unless valid documentation is presented, will result in loss of credit points for the unit and may lead to a requirement to withdraw from the degree programme.
Case studies from a number of different industrial and geological settings will be used to expand knowledge of a range of regional geologies, including the Wessex Basin, North Sea and West Texas.
Students will also be introduced to emerging opportunities offered by unconventional reservoirs and also carbon storage and sequestration.
On successful completion of the unit you will be able to
Lectures, practicals and fieldwork
This unit constitutes 10 credit points and 100 marks to end-of year results. The final mark will be based on practical reports (25%), a poster based on fieldwork (15%) and a final examination (60%, 2 hours).
General feedback will be provided during all practical sessions, the field class and poster session by staff and demonstrators, and on Blackboard. Assessed practicals will be marked and returned within three weeks of submission, and in class we will run through a detailed answer key to aid self-evaluation of any unassessed work.
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