1. SECOND CYCLE - MASTER'S DEGREE
  2. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
  3. GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
  4. 1149 Geological Engineering
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
JEO 612ADVANCED TOPICS IN PETROLEUM GEOLOGY3 + 01st Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective The objective of this course is to explaine the basic principles of petroleum geochemistry and to show how they can be integrated with geology and geophysics to reduce the risk in petroleum exploration.
Course Content 1.The development of petroleum geology 2.Petroleum generative depressions 3.Generation of the hydrocarbons 4.Coals, oil shales, and other terrestrial source rocks.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1This course allows students to learn the importants objectives in petroleum geochemistry and geology such as, where to look up the oil and gas traps, source of hydrocarbons, petroleum generative depressions, and other fosil fuels.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13PO 14PO 15PO 16PO 17PO 18PO 19PO 20
LO 001                    
Sub Total                    
Contribution00000000000000000000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)148112
Mid-terms12020
Final examination12121
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2016-2017 Spring1DEMET BANU KORALAY


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
JEO 612 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PETROLEUM GEOLOGY 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2016-2017 Spring
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. DEMET BANU KORALAY dbkoralay@pau.edu.tr MUH B0216-01 %70
Goals The objective of this course is to explaine the basic principles of petroleum geochemistry and to show how they can be integrated with geology and geophysics to reduce the risk in petroleum exploration.
Content 1.The development of petroleum geology 2.Petroleum generative depressions 3.Generation of the hydrocarbons 4.Coals, oil shales, and other terrestrial source rocks.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 The development of petroleum geology.
2 Origin of petroleum.
3 The composition of living organisms.
4 How oil forms: Generated hydrocarbons, diagenesis of organic matter.
5 Catagenesis of organic matter, metagenesis and metamorphism.
6 Distribution of hydrocarbons in fine-grained rocks.
7 The origin of natural gas, bacterial source, kerogen source, coal source, oil source.
8 MIDTERM
9 Gas distribution in basins.
10 Migration and accumulation, mechanisms of primary migration, secondary migration, water, oil-field waters.
11 Porosity of shales, porosity of carbonates and evaporites.
12 Permeability of source rocks, mineralogy of shale source rocks.
13 Petroleum traps and seals.
14 Petroleum in reservoir, biodegradation and water washing.
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes