SUBJECT

Title

Subsurface geological mapping

Type of instruction

practical

Level

master

Part of degree program
Credits

2

Recommended in

Semester 2

Typically offered in

Spring semester

Course description

Basin analysis’ topics include: classification and evaluation of sedimentary basins; tectonics and sedimentation; basin forming mechanisms – classification of basins in a plate-tectonic context; discussion of individual basin types: controls on accommodation and stratigraphic architecture; evaluation of burial and thermal history of sedimentary basins. Petroleum systems’ topics include elements and processes of petroleum systems, namely: source rock, reservoir rock, seal rock, hydrocarbon (HC) generation, HC migration, trap formation and HC accumulation. Connections between basin analysis and petroleum systems are discussed as: HC migration and entrapment in sedimentary basins; exploration applications of basin modeling; and economic potential of sedimentary basins: hydrocarbons, coal, and mineral resources.

Readings

Allen PA, Allen JR (2005): Basin analysis: Principles and applications. 2nd edition, Blackwell Publishing.