Module Details
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Title PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
Code ENVS337
Coordinator Dr RA Duller
Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences
Robert.Duller@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 6 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

The aims of the module are:

to provide students with suitable background to the concepts used by the petroleum industry;

to equip them with the techniques to assess petroleum reserves and reservoir quality.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Ability to describe what the basin types are and the mechanics of their formation

(LO2) Ability to describe and apply a workflow to calculate hydrocarbon volume in place and appreciate the uncertainties inherant in the answer

(LO3) Ability to collect industry-standard sedimentological information

(LO4) Ability to synthesize, evaluate and report on a sedimentological, petrophysical and petrological dataset from the North Sea to assess: the petroleum system, reservoir quality and economic viability

(S1) Problem solving skills

(S2) Numeracy

(S3) Teamwork

(S4) Organisational skills

(S5) Communication skills

(S6) IT skills

(S7) Leadership

(S8) Ethical awareness

Syllabus
 

Themes addressed in this module include:
Mechanics of basin formation: Extension
Mechanics of basin formation: Compression
Mechanics of basin formation: Strike-slip systems
Basic principles of sequence stratigraphy
Source rock burial and petroleum generation
Trap styles, volumetrics and uncertainty
General reservoir geology
Sedimentary core and well data
Sandstone reservoir quality
Well data interpretation

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Unscheduled Online lecture
Description: Pre-recorded lecture uploaded to CANVAS.
Attendance: Students views will be recorded

Teaching method 2 - Unscheduled small group tutorials
Description: Synchronous online small-group tutorial to facilitate online practical class learning.
Attendance: No, but a record of those students present will be taken

Teaching Method 3 - Laboratory work
Description: 1 x 6 hr practical slot in week 9
Attendance: compulsory, yes

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours       6

   30

4

 40
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 110
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Paper-based, individual course work booklet to be completed over 5-weeks and submitted online in week 6 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not  10 pages    50       
Paper-based, individual course work that is based on attending lab in Week 9. There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment.   10 pages    50       

Recommended Texts
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