Course Description

Earth Sciences 471a/b Petroleum Geology and Geochemistry

Production and accumulation of organic matter, petroleum generation, primary migration of petroleum, secondary migration and accumulation of petroleum, petroleum alteration, reservoir rocks and traps, sedimentary basins and occurrence of petroleum traps.

Prerequisites: Earth Sciences 312a and Earth Sciences 314b, or the former Earth Sciences 311; or permission of the Department.
2 lecture hours, 3 seminar/laboratory hours, half course.


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