Micropaleontology in Petroleum Industry

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	541-3003/02
Abbreviation	MNP
Course title	Micropaleontology in Petroleum Industry
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Micropaleontology - introduction
2. Algae with inorganic wall
3. Algae with organic wall
4. Akritarchs and chitinozoans
5. Foraminifera
6. Pollen and spores
7. Palynology
8. Palynofacies
9. Palynofacial analysis
10. Methods of determination of thermal conversion of organic matter
11. Kerogen - origin, classification
12. Micropaleontology in oil industry
13. Micropaleontology and stratigraphy

E-learning

https://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/G331/331Syl.html

Literature

BILAL U. HAQ, ANNE BOERSMA. Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology. Elsevier Science, 1998.
JANSONIUS J. Palynology: principles and application. AASP, Salt Lake City, 1996.
TYSON R. Sedimentary Organic Matter, Organic facies and palynofacies. Springer, Netherlands, 1995.
MARTIN R.E. Environmental Micropaleontology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2012.

Advised literature

ARMSTRONG H.A. Microfossils. Wiley-Blackwell, 2005.
BEAUDOIN A. B.; M. J. HEAD, The Palynology and Micropalaeontology of Boundaries. Geological Society of London, 2004.
MARTIN, R.E. Environmental Micropaleontology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2012.
TRAVERSE A. Paleopalynology. Springer Netherlands, 2007.

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