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| Course Outlines For The B.Sc. In Geology And Pertroleum Geology |
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| GS 2201 |
Laboratory and Field Techniques |
| Units: |
4 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
GS1201 & GS1202 |
| Contact hrs: |
8 hr Practical/wk |
| Assessment: |
Examination: 50% comprising 1 three-hour paper
Coursework: 50% comprising field trip (25%) and laboratory reports (25%) |
Course Outline: Fundamentals of the interpretation of geological maps and the common three-dimensional structures of the earth’s crust. Fundamentals of optical microscopy in the identification and classification of igneous and metamorphic rocks, interpretation of geological data collected in field conditions by individual observation and integration of the above three techniques.
| References: |
Bennison, G.M. & Moseley, K. (2003). Introduction to Geological Maps (7th edition). London: Arnold.
Hibbard, M.J. (1995). Petrography to Petrogenesis. New Jersey: Prentice Hall . |
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| GS 2202 |
Principles of Sedimentology |
| Units: |
4 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
GS1201 & GS1202 |
| Contact hrs: |
3 hrs Lecture/wk 2 hrs Practical/wk |
| Assessment: |
Examination: 60% comprising one three-hour paper
Coursework: 40% comprising 1 test (10%) and 14 practicals (30%) |
Course Outline: The origins and characteristics of important sedimentary rock types such as sandstones, mud rocks, limestones, cherts and ironstones. Practical work on rock specimens and on thin sections using the petrographical microscope, techniques for the interpretation of ancient depositional environments such as deserts, alluvial fans, rivers, deltas, lakes, shorelines, reefs and deep sea fans. Present day depositional processes and environments as a mean for interpreting the sedimentary rock record.
| Textbooks: |
Adams, A.E., Mackenzie, W.S. & Guillford, C. (2000). Atlas of Sedimentary Rocks Under the Microscope. Harlow: Longman.
Tucker, M.E. (2001). Sedimentary Petrology: An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks. Oxford: Blackwell. |
| References: |
Reading, H.G. (ed.) (1996). Sedimentary Environments, Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy. Oxford: Blackwell. |
| GS 2203 |
Petroleum Geology |
| Units: |
3 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
GS2201 & GS2202 |
| Contact hrs: |
2 hrs Lecture/wk 2 hrs Practical/wk |
| Assessment: |
Examination: 70% comprising one three-hour paper
Coursework: 30% comprising 14 practicals |
Course Outline: The origin of petroleum and the fundamental processes of organic deposition. Thermal maturation, migration of fluids and the formation of traps for reservoired petroleum. Exploration strategies and the role of the geologist. Techniques for remotely determining rock properties including wireline logging and geophysical (seismic, gravity and aeromagnetic) surveys.
| Textbooks: |
Kearey, P., Brooks, M. & Hill, I. (2002). Introduction to Geophysical Exploration (3rd Ed). Oxford: Blackwell.
Rider, M. (2002). The Geological Interpretation of Well Logs (2nd Ed). Sutherland: Rider-French.
Selley, R.C. (1997). Elements of Petroleum Geology (2nd Ed). New York: Academic Press.
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| References: |
Allen, P.A. & Allen, J.R. (1990). Basin Analysis, Principles and Applications. Oxford: Blackwell Science. |
| GS 2204 |
Petroleum Sedimentology |
| Units: |
2 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
GS2201 & GS2202 |
| Contact hrs: |
1.5 hrs Lecture/wk 1 hr Practical/wk |
| Assessment: |
Examination: 70% comprising one two-hour paper
Coursework: 30% comprising 14 practicals |
Course Outline: Detailed case histories to demonstrate the relevance of sedimentology for understanding petroleum systems from both the exploration and production viewpoints. Sedimentology of reservoirs and associated facies and the context of the reservoir within the basin-fill and tectonic setting. Mapping and integrating core, wireline and regional data.
| References: |
Reading, H.G. (ed.) (1996). Sedimentary Environments, Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy. Oxford: Blackwell.
Tucker, M.E. (1982). The Field Description of Sedimentary Rocks. LondonOpen University Press: Geol. Soc. London Handbook.
Tucker, M.E. (ed.) (1988). Techniques in Sedimentology. Oxford: Blackwells. |
| GS 2205 |
Introductory Geophysics |
| Units: |
3 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
GS2201 & GS2202 |
| Contact hrs: |
2 hrs Lecture/wk 2 hrs Practical/wk |
| Assessment: |
Examination: 70% comprising one three-hour paper
Coursework: 30% comprising 14 practicals
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Course Outline: Principles of reflection seismology and the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of seismic data as used in the petroleum industry. Structural interpretation of seismic data, seismic stratigraphy, gravity and magnetic surveys and their application to petroleum exploration.
| Textbooks: |
Kearey, P. & Brooks, M. (1991). Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting (2nd Ed). Oxford: Blackwell Science. |
| References: |
Lillie, R.J. (1998). Whole Earth Geophysics: An Introductory Textbook for Geologists and Geophysicists. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. |
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