GEOL 256 - Petroleum Geology

Description
This course provides an introduction to basic petroleum geology. Students will explore petroleum-related concepts and exploration procedures from a geological context, including origin and migration of hydrocarbons, reservoir, source and cap rocks, trapping mechanisms, formation evaluation (well log analysis), geologic contour mapping and cross-sections. The petroleum geology of Canada, with emphasis on the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, will be discussed.

1.5 Credits

Time Guidelines
The standard instructional time for this course is 60 hours.

Prerequisites

GEOL 246

Equivalents
GEOL 245