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GEO-3115 Petroleum geology - 10 stp
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Type of course
Course contents
Application deadline
Applicants from countries within EU/EEA: June 1st for the autumn semester.
Exchange students and Fulbright students: 15 April for the autumn semester.
UiT students: September 1st for the autumn semester.
Admission requirements
Bachelor's degree in geology, or a similar degree following a programme of study of at least three years, or similar education approved in accordance with the Norwegian Universities Act section 3-4. In addition, specialization in geology worth the equivalent of at least 80 ECTS credits is required. Normally, an average mark of C or better is required at the bachelor's degree level or other program for basis of admission.
Application code: 9371.
Obligatory prerequisites: Geo-1001 Innføring i Geologi (or similar).
Recommended prerequisites: GEO-2005 Sedimentologi, GEO-2002 Strukturgeologi, GEO-2007 Historisk og regional geologi, GEO-2006 Innføring i anvendt geofysikk.
Objective of the course
Knowledge
The student has
- knowledge of the basic concepts of petroleum geology.
- knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of hydrocarbons.
- understanding of the concept of a petroleum system.
- understanding of the concepts of source, trap and reservoir.
- understanding of the necessary geological conditions for generation, migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons.
- understanding of concepts of the maturation from play to prospect in hydrocarbon exploration.
- understanding of the relation between field-, seismic- and well-data.
Skills
The student can
- use geological knowledge in order to determine the possibility for the presence of source-, sealing- and reservoir-lithologies.
- calculate volumes of a petroleum-prospect.
- understand the elements applied to estimate the certainty that a trap contains hydrocarbons and determine risk-calculations for prospects with different data-coverage.
General competences
The student can
- use data and literature to gain understanding of a petroleum system.
- analyze a petroleum-geoscientific problem, and determine the necessary data necessary to solve the problem.
- solve problems analytically and prompt in written English.
- communicate results and analysis in written and oral form to scientists and fellow students
- work independently and as a team.
- carry out the most important elements of geological research projects: penetrating literature, interpreting and analyzing data, and communicating results in written and oral form to fellow students/scientists.