ES486 Petroleum Geology

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ES486 Winter 2021 Class Syllabus

ES486 Winter 2021 Class Schedule (Updated Jan. 3, 2021)

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Case Study Follow-Up Presentations: Grace, Haley, and Troy

Final Exam Review Session - Q&A Pre-game

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ES486 Zoom Class Recording March 16, 2021

Class Announcment: Final Exam Thursday March 18, 2021

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Final Exam Zoom Review Session Tuesday March 16, 2021 2 PM Meeting ID: 829 1001 2189 Passcode: 329277

Week 10 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday March 15, 11 PM)

Task 10-1. Reading Review Questions: Subsurface Methods and Stratigraphic Facies Analysis

Task 10-2. Reading Review Questions: Gas Reservoirs of the Anadarko Basin

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Weekly Course Content Modules

The class learning resources and lab exercises are organized according to their order of occurrence throughout the session. They are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) Format. Exam study guides will be included as the term progresses. Please check for updates frequently, daily and weekly, as the class progresses.

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Week 1 Class Materials - Introduction to Petroleum Geology (Jan. 4 - Jan. 10, 2021)

A. Week 1 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Chapter 1 - Introduction

Class Notes 1. Introduction to Petroleum Geology

Class Notes 2. Overview of Basic Physical Principles

Class Notes 3. Introduction to the Earth System

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 1: Introduction to Earth System Science

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 1: Introduction to Petroleum Geology

Video Resources

Introduction to Petroleum Geology / Career Overview (Required, Youtube ~8 min)

Overview of of Petroleum Geology (Required, Youtube ~25 min)

Web Link to Earth Revealed Video: Down to Earth Introduction [Recommended, ~25 minutes]

Video: Unit Conversions the Easy Way [Recommended, Youtube ~7 min]

B. Week 1 Lab Exercises and Activities

1-1. Ch. 1 Introduction Reading Review Questions

Example format for answering text review questions and key word summary worksheets

1-2. Video Review Questions - Overview of Petroleum Geology

Introduction to Petroleum Geology / Career Overview (Required, Youtube ~8 min)

Overview of of Petroleum Geology (Required, Youtube ~25 min)

1-3. Lab Exercise: Introduction to Quantitative Analysis

Video: Unit Conversions the Easy Way [Recommended, Youtube ~7 min]

Steps for Quantitative Problem Solving

Rules for Unit Conversions

Conversion Tables

Algebraic formulas and trig functions

C. Week 1 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday January 11, 11 PM)

Task 1-1. Reading Review Questions Chapter 1 Introduction

Task 1-2. Video Review Questions - Overview of Petroleum Geology

Task 1-3. Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Lab Exercise

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Week 2 Class Materials - Properties of Petroleum; Sedimentary Environments Review (Jan. 11 - Jan. 17, 2021)

A. Week 2 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Chapter 2 - Properties of Petroleum
Text Reading: Sedimentary Rocks

Class Notes 4. Review of Sedimentary Rocks
Class Notes 5. Overview of Stratigraphy and Depositional Systems

5A. Overview of Marine Biological and Chemical Sedimentary Processes)

Class Notes 6. Reservoir Fluids: Properties of Formation Water, Oil and Gas

6A. Physical Principles in Fluid Environments

6B. Subsurface Temperature and Pressure

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 2: Petroleum Properties

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 2: Sedimentary Rocks Overview

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 2: Sedimentary Environments Review

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 2: Stratigraphy and Geologic Time

Video Resources

Introduction to Petroleum Geology, Exploration and Production (Recommended, Youtube ~18 min)

Basics of Petroleum Geology (Recommended, Youtube ~6 min)

Heat Energy Unit Conversion Review (Recommended, Youtube ~3 min)

Unit Weight Explained (Recommended, Youtube ~4 min)

Rock Porosity (Recommended, Youtube ~16 min)

Earth Revealed Video: Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks (Required ~25 minutes)

Sedimentary Deposits and Depositional Environments (Recommended, Youtube Clip ~15 minutes)

B. Week 2 Lab Exercises and Activities

2-1. Ch. 2 Reading Review Questions - Petroleum Properties

Click Here for Example format for answering text review questions and key word summary worksheets

2-2. Video Review Questions: Earth Revealed Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks

Earth Revealed Video: Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks (Required ~25 minutes)

2-3. Key Word Search Assignment: Overview of Sedimentary Rocks, Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Basins

Click Here for Example format for answering text review questions and key word summary worksheets

Text Reading: Sedimentary Rocks

2-4. Introduction to Engineering Principles and Rock Properties Lab

Lab Reading: Introduction to Rock Properties

C. Week 2 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday January 18, 11 PM)

Task 2-1. Reading Review Questions - Ch. 2 Petroleum Properties (complete all questions)

Task 2-2. Video Review Questions: Earth Revealed Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks (complete all questions)

Task 2-3. Key Word Search Assignment: Overview of Sedimentary Rocks, Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Basins (complete all questions)

Task 2-4. Introduction to Engineering Principles and Rock Properties (Complete the following questions Q 1,3,4,5,7,9, 11, 21)

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Week 3 Class Materials - Sedimentary Environments and Petroleum Generation (Jan. 18 - Jan. 24, 2021)

A. Week 3 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch. 4 - Subsurface Environments

Class Notes 7. Reservoir Fluids: Properties of Formation Water, Oil and Gas

Physical Principles in Fluid Environments

Subsurface Temperature and Pressure

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 3: Reservoir Fluid Properties

Video Resources
Overview of the Oil and Gas Industry (Youtube Clip ~10 minutes)

Earth Revealed Video: Living with Earth - Energy Resources (Required ~25 minutes)

Video Lecture: Carbon Cycle and Petroleum Generation (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Carbon Cycle, Organic Matter and Petroleum Formation (Univ. of Delft)

B. Week 3 Lab Exercises and Activities

3-1. Reading Review Questions: Chapter 4 - Subsurface Environments

Text Reading: Ch. 4 - Subsurface Environments

3-2. Video Review Questions: Earth Revealed Living with Earth - Petroleum Resources

Earth Revealed Video: Living with Earth - Energy Resources (Required ~25 minutes)

3-3. Sedimentary Rock Identification Review Exercise

Lab Exercise Manual: Sedimentary Rocks

Link to Online Sedimentary Rock Identification Lab

3-4. Univ. of Delft Lecture Review Questions - Carbon Cycle and Petroleum Generation

Video Lecture: Carbon Cycle and Petroleum Generation (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Carbon Cycle, Organic Matter and Petroleum Formation (Univ. of Delft)

C. Week 3 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday January 25, 11 PM)

Task 3-1. Reading Review Questions Chapter 3 Subsurface

Task 3-2. Video Review Questions Earth Revealed Living with Earth

Task 3-3. Sedimentary Rocks Review Lab Exercise

Task 3-4. Lecture Review Questions Univ. of Delft Carbon Cycle

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Week 4 Class Materials - Fluid Flow and Petroleum Migration (Jan. 25 - Jan. 31, 2021)

A. Week 4 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch. 5 - Petroleum Generation

Class Notes 8. Source Rocks: Generation and Migration of Petroleum

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 4: Source Rocks, Generation, Migration (*.pptx)

Video Resources

Overview of Oil and Gas Accumulation (Youtube Clip ~3 minutes)
Migration of Oil and Gas (Youtube Clip ~2 minutes)

Video Lecture: Composition of Oil and Gas (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Composition of Oil and Gas (Univ. of Delft)

B. Week 4 Lab Exercises and Activities

4-1. Reading Review Questions Chapter 5 - Generation and Migration of Petroleum Hydrocarbons

Text Reading: Ch. 5 - Petroleum Generation

4-2. Fluid Pressure Exercise

Physical Principles Fluid Equation List

Basics of Fluid Pressure Video (YouTube Video 11 min)

4-3. Ideal Gas Law Exercise

Basics of Ideal Gas Law Video (YouTube Video 9 min)

4-4. Univ. of Delft Lecture Review Questions - Composition of Oil and Gas

Video Lecture: Composition of Oil and Gas (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Composition of Oil and Gas (Univ. of Delft)

C. Week 4 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday February 1, 11 PM)

Task 4-1. Reading Review Questions: Chapter 5 Petroleum Generation and Migration

Task 4-2. Fluid Pressure Exercise

Task 4-3. Ideal Gas Law Exercise

Task 4-4. Lecture Review Questions Univ. of Delft: Oil and Gas Composition

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Week 5 Class Materials - Reservoir Properties (Feb. 1 - Feb. 7, 2021)

ES486 Week 5 Zoom Meeting Video, Feb. 2, 2021

A. Week 5 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch. 6 - Reservoirs

Class Notes 9. Reservoir Properties

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 5: Reservoir Characterization (*.pptx)

Video Resources

Basics of Porosity and Permeability (Youtube Clip ~6 minutes)
Reservoir Permeability (Youtube Clip ~4 minutes)

Reservoir Porosity and Permeability (Youtube Clip 1 hr 20 minutes)

Video Lecture: Migration from Source to Reservoir (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Migration from Source to Reservoir (Univ. of Delft)

B. Week 5 Lab Exercises and Activities

5-1. Reading Review Questions Ch. 6 Reservoirs

Text Reading: Ch. 6 - Reservoirs

5-2. Geologic Time Video Review Exercise (Earth Revealed ~25 min)

Link to Earth Revealed Video: Geologic Time (~25 min)

5-3. Univ. of Delft Lecture Review Questions - Migration

Video Lecture: Migration from Source to Reservoir (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Migration from Source to Sink (Univ. of Delft)

5-4. Lab Exercise: Geologic Time

Lab Exercise Manual Reading: Stratigraphy / Geologic Time

5-5. Reading Review Questions: Key Terms in Stratigraphy and Lithologic Correlation

Lab Reading: Introduction to Lithologic Correlation

C. Week 5 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday February 8, 11 PM)

Task 5-1. Reading Review Questions: Chapter 6 Reservoirs

Task 5-2. Video Review Exercise: Earth Revealed Geologic Time

Task 5-3. Lecture Review Questions Univ. of Delft: Oil Migration from Source to Sink

Task 5-4. Lab Exercise: Geologic Time

Task 5-5. Reading Review Questions: Key Terms in Stratigraphy and Lithologic Correlation

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Week 6 Class Materials - Traps and Seals (Feb. 8 - Feb. 14, 2021)

ES486 Week 6 Zoom Meeting Video, Feb. 9, 2021

Midterm Exam Week 6 Thursday Feb. 11, Moodle Online Format

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A. Week 6 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch. 7 - Traps and Seals
Class Notes 10. Traps and Seals
Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 6: Traps and Seals (*.pptx)
Slide Lecture: Reservoir Properties (Univ. of Delft)

Video Resources

Oil Trapping Mechanisms (Youtube Clip ~6 minutes)
Types of Petroleum Traps (Youtube Clip ~3 minutes)
Basics of Hydrocarbon Traps (Youtube Clip ~6 minutes)
Stratigraphic Traps Explained (Youtube Clip ~7 minutes)

B. Week 6 Lab Exercises and Activities

6-1. Reading Review Questions Ch. 7 Traps and Seals

Text Reading: Ch. 7 - Traps and Seals

6-2. Earth's Structures Video Review Exercise (Earth Revealed ~25 min)

Link to Earth Revealed Video: Earth's Structures (~25 min)

6-3. Univ. of Delft Lecture Review Questions - Reservoir Properties

Slides: Reservoir Properties (Univ. of Delft)

6-4. In-Class Exercise: Subsurface Geology Inferred from Well Logs ("Part 8E, Activity 8.7")

C. Week 6 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday February 15, 11 PM)

Task 6-1. Reading Review Questions: Chapter 7 Traps and Seals

Task 6-2. Video Review Exercise: Earth Revealed Earth's Structures

Task 6-3. Lecture Review Questions Univ. of Delft: Reservoir Properties

Task 6-4. Lab Exercise: Subsurface Well Correlation (Complete "Part 8E, Activity 8.7")

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Week 7 Class Materials - Exploration Methods (Feb. 15 - Feb. 21, 2021)

ES486 Week 7 Zoom Meeting Video, Feb. 16, 2021

A. Week 7 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch. 3 - Exploration

Class Notes: Methods of Petroleum Exploration

Introduction to Stratigraphic Analysis

Introduction to Seismic Stratigraphy

Walker Reading: Overview of Subsurface Methods and Facies Analsysis

Case Study: Introduction to Use of Wireline Geophysics, Anadarko Basin

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 7: Exploration Methods (*.pptx)

Video Resources

Youtube Link: The Oil Exploration Game (23 min)

Video Lecture: Traps (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Traps (Univ. of Delft)

Introduction to Seismic Exploration (Youtube: ~4 min)

Introduction to Oil Drilling (Youtube: ~5 min)
Basics of Gas Well Drilling (Youtube: ~5 min)
Introduction to Directional Drilling (Youtube: ~5 min)

Basics of Wireline Logging (Youtube: ~5 min)

B. Week 7 Lab Exercises and Activities

7-1. Reading Review Questions Ch. 3 Exploration Methods

Text Reading: Ch. 3 - Exploration

7-2. Univ. of Delft Lecture Review Questions - Traps

Video Lecture: Traps (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Traps (Univ. of Delft)

7-3. Class Exercise: Introduction to Contouring

Drawing Contour Lines (Youtube ~5 min)

7-4. Class Exercise: Intro to Isopach Mapping

Introduction to Isopach Maps (Youtube: ~5 min)

C. Week 7 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday February 22, 11 PM)

Task 7-1. Reading Review Questions: Introduction to Exploration Methods

Task 7-2. Lecture Review Questions Univ. of Delft: Traps

Task 7-3. Class Exercise: Introduction to Contouring

Task 7-4. Class Exercise: Introduction to Isopach Maps

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Week 8 Class Materials - Development and Production (Feb. 22 - Feb. 28, 2021)

ES486 Week 8 Zoom Meeting Video, Feb. 23, 2021

ADVANCE NOTICE: Case Study Presentation Assignment Instructions for Week 10, Due by Monday March 8, 2021 11 PM
Week 10 Case Study Presentation Project Instructions [Student Topics and Schedule Winter 2021]

Example Presentation Format / Model Template

Link to ES486 Class Case Studies and Journal Articles

Example Case Study Zoom Presentations Winter 2021

A. Week 8 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Production and Recovery

Class Powerpoint Slide Show: Subsurface Mapping Techniques (*.pptx)

Video Resources

Video Lecture: Basin Types and Exploration (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Basin Types and Exploration (Univ. of Delft)

Life Cycle of Oil and Gas Wells (Youtube ~6 min)
Basics of Oil Pump Jacks (Youtube ~4 min)
Oil Production and Recovery Techniques (Youtube ~3 min)
Thermal Recovery Techniques (Youtube ~2 min)
Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques (Youtube ~6 min)
Enhanced Oil Recovery Technology (Youtube ~4 min)

Introduction to Wireline Logging Methods (Youtube: ~40 min)

Drawing Contour Lines (Youtube ~5 min)
Introduction to Structure Contour Maps - NOTE: Watch the first 12 minutes (Youtube: ~40 min)
Drawing Isopach Maps (Youtube: ~5 min)

B. Week 8 Lab Exercises and Activities

8-1. Key Word Search / Review Questions: Hydrocarbon Production and Recovery

Text Reading: Production and Recovery

8-2. Video Review Questions: Wireline Logging Methods

Introduction to Wireline Logging Methods (Youtube: ~40 min)

8-3. Univ. of Delft Lecture Review Questions - Basin Types and Exploration

Video Lecture: Basin Types and Exploration (Univ. of Delft; 1 hr 30 min)

Slides: Basin Types and Exploration (Univ. of Delft)

8-4. In-Class Exercise: Intro to Structure Contour Mapping

Introduction to Structure Contour Maps - NOTE: Watch the first 12 minutes (Youtube: ~40 min)

C. Week 8 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday March 1, 11 PM)

Task 8-1. Key Word Review: Production and Recovery

Task 8-2. Video Review Questions: Wire Line Logging Methods

Task 8-3. Lecture Review Questions: Univ. Delft Basins Types and Exploration

Task 8-4. In Class Exercise: Introduction to Structure Contour Mapping

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Week 9 Class Materials - Petroleum Systems and Sedimentary Basins (March 1 - March 7, 2021)

A. Week 9 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Text Reading: Ch. 8 - Petroleum Systems

Class Notes 13. Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems

Class Powerpoint Slide Show Week 9: Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems (*.pptx)

Video Resources

Introduction to Sedimentary Basins (Youtube: ~6 min, Required)
Sedimentary Basins (Youtube: ~13 min, Required)
Introduction to Basin Analysis (Youtube: ~14 min, Required)

Case Study Example: West Texas Permian Basin (Youtube: ~6 min, Required)

B. Week 9 Lab Exercises and Activities

9-1. Reading Review Questions Ch. 8 Petroleum Systems and Sedimentary Basins

Text Reading: Ch. 8 - Petroleum Systems

9-2. Video Review Questions - Overview of Sedimentary Basins

Introduction to Sedimentary Basins (Youtube: ~6 min, Required)

Sedimentary Basins (Youtube: ~13 min, Required)

Introduction to Basin Analysis (Youtube: ~14 min, Required)

Case Study Example: West Texas Permian Basin (Youtube: ~6 min, Required)

9-3. Lab Exercise: Structure Contour Mapping Part 2 (Updated version with improved text labels)

PROJECT REMINDER: Week 10 Case Study Presentation Project Instructions [Due for Moodle Upload Monday March 8, 2021]

Example Presentation Format / Model Template

Link to ES486 Class Case Studies and Journal Articles

Example Case Study Zoom Presentations Winter 2021

C. Week 9 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday March 8, 11 PM)

Task 9-1. Reading Review Questions: Ch.8 Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum System

Task 9-2. Video Review Questions: Sedimentary Basins

Task 9-3. Lab Exercise: Structure Contour Mapping Part 2

PROJECT REMINDER: Student Week 10 Case Study Presentations Due for Moodle Upload Monday March 8, 2021

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Week 10 Class Materials - Case Studies (March 8 - March 14, 2021)

A. Week 10 Class Notes and Learning Resources

Journal Reading Case Studies: Regional Petroleum Geology

Walker Text Reading: Overview of Subsurface Methods and Stratigraphic Facies Analsysis

Student Case Study Presentations Winter 2021

Reading: Gaswirth and Higley, 2013, Petroleum Analysis of West Edmond Field, Oklahoma [Faith]

Pardini-Adams Summary Presentation Slide Show

Pardini-Adams One-Page Document Summary

Reading: Petersen et al., 2018, Source Rocks and Petroleum in Danish North Sea [Hunter]

Collins Summary Presentation Slide Show

Collins One-Page Document Summary

Reading: Okere et al., 2013, Hydrocarbon Potential in Kazakhstan [Alex]

Evernden Summary Presentation Slide Show

Evernden One-Page Document Summary

Reading: Kohl et al., 2014, Gas Reservoirs in the Marcellus Shale, Appalachian Basin (Joe)

Brooks Summary Presentation Slide Show

Brooks One-Page Document Summary

Reading: Tozer et al., 2014, Athabasca Oil Sands [Jake]

Flury Summary Presentation Slide Show

Flury One-Page Document Summary

Reading: Sen, 2013, Petroleum occurrence in the Black_Sea, Turkey [Ivy]

Hodgkinson Summary Presentation Slide Show

Hodgkinson One-Page Document Summary

Reading: Ghalayani et al., 2018, Petroleum Systems of Lebanon [Grace]

Comer Summary Presentation Slide Show

Comer One-Page Document Summary

Reading: Gross et al., 2018, Petroleum Systems North Alpine Foreland Basin, Austria [Haley]

Waldner Summary Presentation Slide Show

Waldner One-Page Document Summary

Reading: Al Saad, 2016, Paleozoic Petroleum Systems, Qatar [Troy]

Howard Summary Presentation Slide Show

Howard One-Page Document Summary

Video Resources
Structural Analysis of the Andadarko Basin, Oklahoma (Youtube: ~60 min.)
Structure and Stratigraphy of the North Sea Basin (Youtube: ~22 min.)
Oil and Gas in the Appalachian Basin (Youtube: ~44 min.)
Canadian Oil Sands (Youtube: ~59 min.)
Tectonics and Geology of the Mediterranean Sea (Youtube: ~42 min.)
Geology of Oman, Middle East (Youtube: ~21 min.)

B. Week 10 Lab Exercises and Activities

10-1. Reading Review Question Worksheet - Subsurface Methods and Stratigraphic Facies Analysis

Walker Text Reading: Overview of Subsurface Methods and Stratigraphic Facies Analsysis

10-2. Reading Review Question Worksheet - Gas Reservoirs in the Anadarko Basins

Case Study Reading: Gas Reservoir Exploration in the Anadarko Basin

Lab Activity: Introduction to Wireline Logging, Well Correlation, Subsurface Maps in the Anadarko Basin

C. Week 10 Assignment Task Inventory and Checklist (Due for Moodle Submission by Monday March 15, 11 PM)

Task 10-1. Reading Review Questions: Subsurface Methods and Stratigraphic Facies Analysis

Task 10-2. Reading Review Questions: Gas Reservoirs of the Anadarko Basin

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Week 11 Final Exam Week (March 15 - March 19, 2021)

Class Announcment: Final Exam Thursday March 18, 2021

Click Here for Final Exam Study Guide Winter 2021 (Updated March 6)

Final Exam Zoom Review Session Tuesday March 16, 2021 2 PM Meeting ID: 829 1001 2189 Passcode: 329277

ES486 Zoom Class Recording March 16, 2021

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Class Notes

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Exam study guides will be included as the term progresses. Please check future postings as exam time approaches

1. Introduction to Petroleum Geology

Introduction to Petroleum Geology / Career Overview (Youtube ~8 min)

Overview of of Petroleum Geology (Youtube ~25 min)

Incredible Journey of Oil (Youtube ~1 hr 29 min)

Overview of Basic Physical Principles

Introduction to the Earth System

Hydrocarbon Properties (Heat, Density, Viscosity)

Heat Energy Unit Conversion Review (Youtube ~3 min)

Pysical Science Review Readings

Energy

Gravity

Density

Thermal / Heat Energy

Hydrocarbon Chemistry

2. Review of Sedimentary Rocks

3. Overview of Stratigraphy and Depositional Systems

3A. Overview of Marine Biological and Chemical Sedimentary Processes)

3B. Walker Reading: Introduction to Facies Analysis

Walker Exerpts & Figures: Summary of Sedimentary Facies Models

Video Exercise: Sedimentary Facies Analysis

Introduction to Sedimentary Facies and Sedimentary Environments (Youtube Clip ~21 minutes)

Basics of Walther's Law, Transgressions, Regressions (Youtube Clip ~6 minutes)

Transgression / Regression Animation (Youtube clip)

Introduction to Cretaceous Interior Seaway (Youtube clip)

4. Reservoir Fluids: Properties of Formation Water, Oil and Gas

4A. Physical Principles in Fluid Environments

4B. Subsurface Temperature and Pressure

Physical Principles Fluid Equation List

In-Class Fluid Pressure Exercise

In-Class Exercise: Application of Ideal Gas Law

Video - Overview of Oil Drilling / Well Completion (Youtube ~18 min)

5. Source Rocks: Generation and Migration of Petroleum

6. Reservoir Properties

7. Traps and Seals
8. Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems
9. Methods of Petroleum Exploration

Youtube Link: The Oil Exploration Game (23 min)

9A. Introduction to Stratigraphic Analysis

9B. Introduction to Seismic Stratigraphy

9C. Walker Reading: Overview of Subsurface Methods and Facies Analsysis

Case Study: Introduction to Use of Wireline Geophysics, Anadarko Basin

10. Production and Recovery

Reading Review Questions: Hydrocarbon Production and Recovery

11. Case Studies / Regional Petroleum Geology

Field Trip Guides and Assignments

Class Slide Shows

Introduction to Petroleum Geology (web page format)

Introduction to Petroleum Geology (*.PDF format; Kammer, WVU)

Introduction to Petroleum Geology (*.pptx)
Review of Sedimentary Rocks (*.pptx)
Overview of Sedimentary Rocks and Environments (*.pptx)
Overview of Basic Stratigraphic Principles (*.pptx)
Occurrence and Composition of Reservoir Fluids (*.pptx)
Source Rocks, Generation, Migration (*.pptx)
Reservoir Characterization (*.pptx)
Traps and Seals (*.pptx)
Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems (*.pptx)
Exploration Methods (*.pptx)
Subsurface Mapping Techniques (*.pptx)

Reference Resources for Petroleum Terminology and Concepts

Petroleum Geology Glossary of Terms
Link to Glossary of Oil and Gas Terminology (Fossil Oil Co.)

Case Studies in Petroleum Geology

Case Study Presentation Assignment Winter 2019

Case Study Abstracts - Winter 2019

Presentation Project Instructions; Student Topics and Schedule

Example Presentation Format / Model Template

ES486 Student Case Study Presentations / Instructor Notes 2015

Link to ES486 Class Case Studies and Journal Articles

Case Study Presentation Assignment Winter 2017

Case Study Abstracts - Winter 2017

Winter 2017 Presentation Project Instructions; Student Topics and Schedule

Example Presentation Format / Model Template

ES486 Student Case Study Presentations / Instructor Notes 2015

Link to ES486 Class Case Studies and Journal Articles

Case Study Presentation Assignment Winter 2015

ES486 Student Presentation Assignment: Case Studies in Petroleum Geology Winter 2015

ES486 Student Case Study Presentations / Instructor Notes Winter2015

Link to ES486 Class Case Studies and Journal Articles

Link to ES486 Student Case Study Presentations Winter 2015

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