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 ofan Earth Sciences degree programme |
Co-requisites |
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School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit 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.
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
This unit draws upon the skills and knowledge you gained from Year 1 Dynamic Surface, and Year 2 units Sedimentology and Applied Geophysics
Lectures, practicals and fieldwork
This unit constitutes 10 credit points and 100 marks to your end-of year results. Your final mark will be based on both your practical reports (25%), fieldwork (15%) and a final examination (60%, 2 hours). Assessment will be based on faculty criteria.
General feedback will be provided during all practical sessions and the field class from staff and demonstrators. Practicals will be returned within one week of submission following week, and in class we will run through a detailed answer key to aid self-evaluation.
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