Course

Earth, Energy and Climate (GEO100)


Course description for study year 2012-2013. Please note that changes may occur.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)

Semesters

Facts

Course code

GEO100

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Spring

Language of instruction

English

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring

Time table

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Content

Esential topics that will be adressed in the course are: - General geology - Earth's evolution - Classification of rocks and minerals - Formation of oil and gas - Introdcution to paleontology - Plate tectonics - Petroleum system elemetns - Introduction to sedimentary rocks as reservoirs - Introduction to structural geology - geophysical methods the course includes a field excursions to the Oslo region (2 days). The excrusion is not obligatory. Total amount of participants is limited. A field guide will be provided to all students and contains exam material.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

- Background on the nature and history of earth.

- Knowledge on geological time and geological processes that make the earth structure.

- Background on the different elements and processes that make the petroleum system.

- Knowledge on the different methods that are used to identify rocks, understand the earth structure and explore for hydrocarbons.

Skills:

- Be able to identify different types of rocks and minerals.

- Be able to apply basic geologic concepts for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons.

General competence:

- Background on general geology and petroleum geology that can be used as a basis for other areas in geology, engineering and economics.

- have an understanding of the complexity of geological elements and processes that make the earth structure and deposition of mineral resources and hydrocarbons.

- Be able to communicate and explain the basic geology and petroleum geology.

Required prerequisite knowledge

HSE-course for bachelor students (TN101)

Exam

Course teacher(s)

Head of Department:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Course coordinator:

Udo Zimmermann

Course teacher:

Udo Zimmermann

Study Program Director:

Lisa Jean Watson

Method of work

This course consists of lectures, laboratiry exercises and a recommneded excursion (not obligatory).

6 hours of lectures per week

2 hours of laboratory per week

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Geology (BIP330_1) , Earth, Energy and Climate (GEO100_1) 10

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Course assessment

Standard UiS protocol

Literature

Recommended:

-Gluyas, J. and R. Swarbrick, 2004, Petroleum geosciences. Blackwell publishing, Oxford, 359 p.

-Bjørlykke, K., 1989, Sedimentology and Petroleum geology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 363 p. (original version in Norwegian)

-Grotzinger, J., Press, F., Siever, R Jordan, T.H. 2006. Understanding Earth; WH Freeman & Co., 5th edition; ISBN-10: 0716766825 or: ISBN-13: 9780716766827

- Fossen, H., 2008, Geology. Stein, mineraler, fossiler og olje. Fagbokforlaget, Bergen, 167 p

- Diverse articles and notes that are available in its learning

Contact

Head of Department:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Course coordinator:

Udo Zimmermann

Course teacher:

Udo Zimmermann

Study Program Director:

Lisa Jean Watson

Offered by

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Energy Resources

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