PETROGEO 7011 - Fundamentals of Petroleum Geoscience II

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2015

PETROGEO 7011 comprises an integrated set of modules focusing on structural geology and geomechanics, seismic data analysis, subsurface mapping and exploration management. Modules cover both conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon resources. Topics in the Structural Geology and Geomechanics module are; faults; folds; structural traps and fault seal analysis, geomechanical concepts, source of stresses, and stress regimes. The seismic module covers seismic principles, seismic expression of geological features, interpretation workflow and depth conversion. The Subsurface Mapping module introduces methods for producing maps/models of the subsurface. The Exploration Management module is designed to acquaint the student with the oil industry structure, government agencies, legislation, joint ventures and farm-ins and farm-outs. The economics of the industry are introduced, and aspects of industry and company performance are covered.

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Course Details

Course Code	PETROGEO 7011
Course	Fundamentals of Petroleum Geoscience II
Coordinating Unit	Australian School of Petroleum & Energy Resources
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	This course will be taught in intensive format, with modules scheduled during Semester 1. During the dates of this course, students are expected to attend class each week day, between 9am and 5pm. Activities will include lectures, practicals, research, i
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Corequisites	PETROGEO 7010, 7012, 7013
Assumed Knowledge	Bachelor's degree training or equivalent in geoscience.
Assessment	Assessment includes a final exam and assessment of work completed during the semester. Assessed exercises include activities such as submitted assignments, practical class exercise submission and oral presentations.

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Khalid Amrouch

Exploration Management: Michael Frost
Subsurface Mapping: Mark Bunch
Seismic Interpretation: Andy Mitchell
Structural Geology and Geomechanics: Khalid Amrouch

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of PETROGEO 7021, students will have:
1. From Exploration Management subject:
- Fundamental knowledge of the oil industry structure, government agencies, legislation, joint ventures, and farm-ins and farm-outs.
- Basic understanding of cash flow, payout, profit to investment ratios, and time value concepts including rate of return and net present value.
- Basic knowledge of aspects of industry and company performance, strategy formulation and the use of metrics.

2. From Subsurface Mapping subject:
- Basic skill for subsurface analyses.
- Basic knowledge required to hand generate contour maps from discrete data points and also the practicalities behind computer generated contour mapping.

3. From Seismic Interpretation subject:
- An Introduction to the fundamentals of seismic interpretation. It therefore concentrates on structural interpretation, leaving stratigraphic interpretation to the Stratigraphy course.
- A basic knowledge of a seismic acquisition and processing.
- A good The afternoons are devoted to practical work, which comprises two major exercises: interpretation of 2D seismic data on a workstation, and interpretation of a 3D survey on a workstation. The workstation exercises are conducted in small groups, allowing all students to gain hands-on experience. The practicals stress the effort and discipline involved in producing a self-consistent interpretation of horizons and faults by working on grids or volumes of data, rather than interpreting single lines.

4. Structural Geology & Geomechanics
- Basic rock mechanics (forces, stress and strain and Mohr's circle of stress) and fault mechanics (fault/fracture meshes, and the Andersonian classification of faults)
- Basic principles of structural geology with a focus on the main structural geometries seen on seismic data and in outcrop oil industry.
- Basic understanding of the structural styles associated with extension, compression, inversion and strike-slip or salt tectonics.

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Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course will be taught in intensive format, with modules scheduled during Semester 1. During the dates of this course, students are expected to attend class each week day, between 9am and 5pm. Activities will include lectures, practicals, research, individual and group work. Coursework activities to be completed outside of class time are a part of the expected student workload within this course.

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Assessment Summary

Assessment includes a final exam and assessment of work completed during the semester. Assessed exercises include activities such as submitted assignments, practical class exercise submission and oral presentations.

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Submission

Late submission policy:
Work will be marked without prejudice, and 10% of the obtained mark will be deducted for each 24 hour period (or part of) that an assessment task is late, up to a maximum penalty of 50% of the mark attained. An examiner may elect not to accept any assessment task that a student wants to submit after that task has been marked and feedback provided to the rest of the class.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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