Syllabus
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Course Code: GT-705 Course Name: Petroleum Geology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Elements of petroleum geology: source rocks, definition of source rock, nature and type of source rock kerogen sediments, its composition and origin; transformation of organic matter, maturation, thermal cracking, diagenesis, catagenesis and metagenesis in the formation of source rocks. Hydrocarbon source rock evaluation: palynofacies and types of Dispersed Organic Matter (DOM), Thermal Alteration Index (TAI). | |
| 2 | Reservoir rocks: classification and nomenclature of reservoir rocks, clastic reservoir rocks, carbonate reservoir rocks, unconventional, fractured and miscellaneous reservoir rocks. marine and non-marine reservoir rocks. | |
| 3 | Hydrocarbon migration: primary and secondary migration, migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons, Factors affecting primary and secondary migration. Entrapment of hydrocarbons: mechanics of entrapment of hydrocarbons. Types of traps: structural, stratigraphic and combination type of traps. | |
| 4 | Unconventional Resources: oil shale, shale gas, tar sands, gas hydrates. India’s oil and gas resources: source, reservoir rock and types of trap in major oil and gas fields of India. | |
