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Chapter I: Geology Basics

I-Introduction

1) References & Sources of course Materials

2) Review of Composition of the Globe

3) The Earth Structure

4) Elementary Composition on the Crust

 II– Plate Tectonic

1) Pangea Approximately 200 million years ago

2) Wegener Theory of continental Drift

3) Similar mountain Ranges on different Continents

4) Plate Tectonic Theory

a) What drives the plates?

b) Plate Tectonic map

 5) Minerals

a) Definition

b) Some Common Minerals (Clay minerals, Quartz, Feldspars, carbonates, Sulfates & chlorides)

III– Rocks

1) Igneous Rocks

2) Sedimentary Rocks

3) Metamorphic Rocks

4) Classification of Rocks

IV-Sedimentary Rocks: Petroleum Bearing Rocks

1) Forces Acting on the Crust

2) Weathering & Erosion

3) Sedimentary Rock Types

V-Geological Time

1) Cross-Cutting Relationships

2) Geologic Time Scale

VI-Elements of Tectonic

1) Faults

2) Thrust Faults

3) Salt Dome Structure

4) Folds (Syncline Structures)        

VII-Sedimentary Geology Applied to Petroleum Exploration

1) Sedimentary Geology

2) Sedimentary Basins

3) What Type of Basin do we have?

4) Types of Sedimentary Basins

         * Rift-related Basins

             *Subduction-related Basins

             *Transform-Fault Basin

5) Divergent Continental Margins

6) Sedimentary Processes

7) Sedimentary Geology

8) Basic Classification & Types of Sedimentary Rocks

Chapter II: Petroleum Geology

I-Exploration Processes

1) Evaluation of Exploration Processes

2) Exploration Strategy

3) Exploration Concept

4) Basin,System,Plan & Prospect

5) Relationship of Play to Petroleum System

6) Risk Assessment

7) Defining a Petroleum System

8) The Petroleum System Concept

9) Identifying a Petroleum System

10) Naming a Petroleum System

11) Geographic-Stratigraphic & Temporal Extent

12) Size of  a Petroleum System

13)  Mapping a Petroleum System

 II– Source Rock Evaluation

1) Source Rock Basics

2) Evaluating Source Rock Richness

3) Evaluating Source Rock Maturity

4) Relationships between Maturity & Hydrocarbon Generation Size of a PS

III– Reservoir Rocks

1)  Petroleum Reservoir Rocks Definition

2)  Type of Reservoir Rock

3)  Definition of Porosity

4)  Porosity Appreciation

5)  Porosity Sandstones

6)  Porosity & Grain Size

7)  Diagenesis

8)  Carbonate Porosity Types

9)  Fractures

10)  Vugs

11)  Pores in Reservoir Rocks

12)  Permeability

13)  Darcy Law

14)  Permeability Appreciation

15)  Permeability & Rocks

16)  Anisotropy

17)  Clastic Reservoirs

18)  Carbonate Reservoirs

IV-Cap Rocks/Seals

V-Traps

1)  Structural Traps

   a) Tilted Fault-Block Traps

    b) Anticlinal Traps

    c) Salt Dome Traps

 2) Stratigraphic Traps

   a) Unconformity

   b) Reefs

   c) Sand Bars

   d) Pinch Out

3) Traps Frequency

4) Traps Characteristics

VI– Migration

1) Hydrocarbon Migration

2) Primary Migration

3) Secondary Migration

VII– Risk Assessment

1) Risk Assessment Check List

2) Risk Assessment Worksheet

3) Risk Categorization