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Micropaleontology in Petroleum Industry

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Course Unit Code541-3003/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
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
The aim is to acquire knowledge about groups of microfossils used in the oil industry, possibilities of their use in stratigraphy, evaluation of hydrocarbon potential and in palaeoecological analyzes.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will learn about the various groups of microfossils, morphology and use. They are able to analyze the suitability of the methods used for a particular material and purpose.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
KVAČEK Z. a kol. Základy systematické paleontologie I. Karolinum Praha, 2000.
POKORNÝ V. a kol. Všeobecná paleontologie. Univerzita Karlova Praha, 1992.
BILAL U. HAQ, ANNE BOERSMA. Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology. Elsevier Science, 1998.
JANSONIUS J. Palynology: principles and application. AASP Salt Lake City, 1996.
Recommended Reading:
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.
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.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
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 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18