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Geology of Petroleum Deposits

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Course Unit Code541-3000/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SKU41prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.
Summary
Petroleum geology is the study of origin, occurrence, movement, accumulation, and exploration of hydrocarbon fuels. It refers to the specific set of geological disciplines that are applied to the search for hydrocarbons (oil exploration).
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The course is devoted to basic concepts in the development of sedimentary basins, their hydrocarbon potential, development in time with the organic matter burial during diagenesis and subsequent migration of hydrocarbons into natural reservoirs.
Course Contents
1. Basic characteristics and definitions.
2. Methods of study of sedimentary basins.
3. Sedimentary basins classification.
4. Mechanism of basins formation.
5. Stratigraphy - principles and applications.
6. Sequence stratigraphy.
7. Stratigraphic chart.
8. Composition and diagenesis of sedimentary rocks.
9. Source rocks.
10. Geothermal-thermal history of sedimentary basins.
11. Products of diagenetic and catagenic transformation. Hydrocarbon migration.
12. Basin analysis.
13. Unconventional sources: Oil Shales, Shale Gas, Methane Hydrates.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BJORLYKKE K.: Petroleum Geoscience, From Sedimentary Environments to Rock Physics. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
SELLEY R., SONNENBERG S.: Elements of Petroleum Geology, Academic Press, 2014.
TROYEE D.: Sediment Compaction and Applications in Petroleum Geoscience, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019.
NICHOLS G.: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. Blackwell Publishing, 1999.
BJORLYKKE K.: Petroleum Geoscience, From Sedimentary Environments to Rock Physics. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
SELLEY R., SONNENBERG S.: Elements of Petroleum Geology, Academic Press, 2014.
TROYEE D.: Sediment Compaction and Applications in Petroleum Geoscience, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019.
NICHOLS G.: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. Blackwell Publishing, 1999.
Recommended Reading:
BJORLYKKE K.: Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1989.
EINSELE G.: Sedimentary Basins, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1992.
PERRY C., TAYLOR K.: Environmental Sedimentology Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
TURCKER M.U.: Sedimentary Rocks ind the Field. Wiley New York, 1993.

BJORLYKKE K.: Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1989.
EINSELE G.: Sedimentary Basins, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1992.
PERRY C., TAYLOR K.: Environmental Sedimentology Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
TURCKER M.U.: Sedimentary Rocks ind the Field. Wiley New York, 1993.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 1
        ExaminationExamination67 18