Course

Geoscience Applications (GEO906)

The course covers the collection, processing, and interpretation of geological data and how these are communicated and used in decision analysis.


Course description for study year 2023-2024. Please note that changes may occur.

Semesters

Facts

Course code

GEO906

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Spring

Language of instruction

English

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring

Time table

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Literature

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Content

The course covers selected basic topics within

  • Sequence stratigraphy and depositional systems
  • Structural geology
  • Petrography and geochemistry
  • Exploratory geophysics and petrophysics
  • Subsurface interpretation
  • Geostatistics and decision analysis
  • Construction of geomodels

Learning outcome

After having completed the course, the candidate should be able to understand the basic terms in the most important areas within petroleum geoscience- and understand how these are applied in research. Students should have a thorough understanding of how geological data is collected, processed, and interpreted, in order to make decisions about the exploration of- and utilization of hydrocarbons.

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Oral presentation 1/1 45 Minutes Passed / Not Passed All — — —


In agreement with the student, the supervisor of the PhD defines the topic at the beginning of the course. The oral presentation may be official or unofficial (with or without audience).

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Head of Department:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Course coordinator:

Lisa Jean Watson

Method of work

During the academic year, the students should attend lectures covering the course topics and/or find literature relevant for the course content.

Open for

Technology and Natural Science - PhD programme

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Contact

Course coordinator:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Head of Department:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Course coordinator:

Lisa Jean Watson

Offered by

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Energy Resources

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1