| Petroleum
Geology |
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Introduction
and Overview |
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Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology
| Subtopic Listing: |
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 Petroleum Generation and Maturation (s1005)
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Hydrocarbon Chemistry |
| » Crude Oil
Classifications |
| » Kerogen
Types |
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Temperature and Time |
| » Geothermal
Gradients and Thermal Conductivity |
| » Subsurface
Pressure |
| » Source
Rocks |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 | |
Migration and Accumulation Processes (s1006)
| » Migration
Processes |
| » Reservoir
Porosity and Permeability |
| » Reservoir
Rock Types |
| » Trapping
Mechanisms |
| » Traps
(Structural) |
| » Traps
(Stratigraphic and Combination) |
| » Trap Type
Distribution |
| »
Seals |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 |
| » Exercise
No. 5 | |
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Hydrocarbon Properties
| Subtopic Listing: |
Gas Properties and Classifications (s1009)
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Non-hydrocarbon gases |
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Hydrocarbon Gases |
| » Gas
Liquids: NGL, LPG and LNG |
| » Gas
Hydrates |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 | |
Crude Oil Properties, Classifications and
Alterations (s1010)
| » Physical
Properties |
| » Chemical
Properties |
| » Paraffins
(Alkanes) |
| » Naphthenes
(Cycloalkanes) |
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Aromatics |
| » Resins and
Asphaltenes |
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Non-hydrocarbon Crude Components |
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Classifications and Occurrences of Crude Oils |
| » Alteration
of Crude Oil |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 |
| » Exercise
No. 5 |
| » Exercise
No. 6 |
| » Exercise
No. 7 | |
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Subsurface Environment
| Subtopic Listing: |
Water Origins and Chemistry (s1013)
| » Subsurface
Water Origins |
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Oxidation/Reduction Potential and pH |
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Salinity |
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Composition |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 | |
Temperature and Thermal Gradient (s1014)
| » Thermal
Gradients and Heat Flow |
| » Thermal
Conductivities in Various Rock Types |
| » Regional
Thermal Variations |
| » Local
Thermal Variations |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 | |
Pressure Environments (s1015)
| » Components
of Subsurface Pressure |
| » Downhole
Pressures |
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Potentiometric Surfaces |
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Overpressured Environments (General) |
| » Compaction
Overpressuring Process |
| » Compaction
Overpressuring in Deltas |
| »
Underpressured Environments |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 | |
Fluid Behavior (s1016)
| » Phase
Diagrams |
| »
Hydrodynamics of Sedimentary Basins |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 | |
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Hydrocarbon Generation and Migration
| Subtopic Listing: |
Generation and Maturation Processes (s3562)
| » Petroleum
Source Material |
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Preservation and Organic Productivity |
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Preservation and Organic Destruction |
| » Diagenesis
of Organic Matter |
| » Kerogen
Components |
| »
Hydrocarbons and Kerogen Type |
| » Chemical
Changes with Kerogen Maturation |
| » Depth,
Temperature and Time Effects |
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Paleothermometry and Kerogen Analysis |
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Paleothermometry and Rock Properties Analysis |
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Paleothermometry: Comparison of Methods |
| » Oil
Shale |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 |
| » Exercise
No. 5 |
| » Exercise
No. 6 | |
Migration Processes (s3563)
| »
Introduction |
| » Primary
Migration |
| » Secondary
Migration |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 | |
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Reservoirs
| Subtopic Listing: |
Rock Properties (s1018)
| » Porosity
Defined |
| » Primary
Porosity |
| » Secondary
Porosity |
| »
Permeability |
| » Grain
Size |
| » Grain
Sorting |
| » Rock
Fabric |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 |
| » Exercise
No. 5 |
| » Exercise
No. 6 |
| » Exercise
No. 7 | |
Diagenesis (s1019)
| » Sandstone
Burial |
| » Sandstone
Cementation |
| » Sandstone
Secondary Porosity |
| » Sandstone
Diagenetic Pathways |
| » Carbonate
Rock Types |
| »
Limestones |
| »
Dolomites |
| » Atypical
Reservoir Rocks |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 | |
Reservoir Continuity (s1020)
| » General
Considerations |
| » Areal
Continuity |
| »
Cross-Sectional Continuity |
| » Case
History: Handil Field, Indonesia |
| » Case
History: Intisar Field, Libya |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 | |
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Traps
| Subtopic Listing: |
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Structural Traps (s1023)
| »
Introduction |
| » Fold Traps
(Compressional) |
| » Fold Traps
(Compactional) |
| » Fold
Traps: Comparison of Major Types |
| » Fault
Traps |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 |
| » Exercise
No. 5 | |
Stratigraphic Traps (s1024)
| »
Introduction |
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Depositional Traps: Channels |
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Depositional Traps: Bars |
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Depositional Traps: Reefs |
| » Diagenetic
Traps |
| »
Unconformity-Related Traps |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 | |
Other Trap Types (s1025)
| »
Hydrodymanic Traps |
| »
Combination Traps |
| »
Diapir-Associated Traps |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 |
| » Exercise
No. 5 | |
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Habitat of Hydrocarbons in Sedimentary Basins
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Sedimentary Basins: Overview (s1027)
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Introduction |
| » Geometry
of Sedimentary Basins |
| » Sediment
Fill |
| » Tectonic
Processes and Timing |
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Basin-Forming Mechanisms |
| » Basin
Classification |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 | |
Cratonic Basins (s1028)
| » Interior
(Intracratonic) Basins |
| » Foreland
(Craton Margin)
Basins | |
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Convergent Margin Basins (s1030)
| » General
Description |
| » Fore-Arc
and Back-Arc Basins |
| » Non-Arc
Basins |
| » Collision
Basins |
| » Petroleum
Features | |
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Petroleum Characteristics by Basin Type (s1032)
| »
Distribution of Petroleum-Rich Basins |
| »
Distribution of Field Sizes |
| »
Distribution of Petroleum Characteristics |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 | |
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Basic Skills of
the Petroleum Geologist |
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Geologic Cross-Sections
| Subtopic Listing: |
Cross-Section Elements (s1034)
| »
Introduction |
| » Input
Data |
| » Line of
Section |
| »
Scale |
| »
Datum |
| » Exercise
No.1 |
| » Exercise
No.2 |
| » Exercise
No.3 |
| » Exercise
No.4 | |
Cross-Sections in Two Dimensions (s1035)
| »
Introduction |
| » Structural
Cross-Sections |
| »
Stratigraphic Cross-Sections |
| »
Correlation and Geologic Interpretation |
| » Completing
the Cross-Section |
| » Exercise
No. 1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 |
| » Exercise
No. 3 |
| » Exercise
No. 4 | |
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Subsurface Mapping
| Subtopic Listing: |
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Structural Contour Maps (s1038)
| »
Introduction |
| » Adequacy
of Contours for Depicting Structure |
| » Fault
Detection |
| » Vertical
Faults |
| »
Normal/Oblique Normal Faults |
| » Reverse
Faults |
| »
Unconformities |
| » Exercise
No.1 |
| » Exercise
No.2 |
| » Exercise
No.3 | |
Isopach and Other Subsurface Maps (s1039)
| » Isopachs
of Time-Rock Intervals |
| » Isopachs
of Rock ( Lithologic ) Units |
| » Isolith
Maps |
| » Compound
Maps |
| » Subcrop
Maps |
| »
Miscellaneous Maps and Their Applications |
| » Exercise
No.1 |
| » Exercise
No.2 |
| » Exercise
No.3 | |
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Prospect Generation
| Subtopic Listing: |
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Prospect Generation in Frontier Regions (s1041)
| »
Introduction |
| » Data and
Technical Requirements |
| » Case
Study- Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska |
| »
Hydrocarbon Potential and Risk |
| » Exercise
No.1 |
| » Exercise
No.2 |
| » Exercise
No.3 | |
Model Prospects (s1042)
| »
Deltaic-Growth Fault Model ( Devillier Gas Field
) |
| » South
Louisiana Model ( Turtle Prospect ) |
| »
Mississippi Wilcox Model |
| » Muddy
Sandstone Model |
| » Models of
Exploration by Remote Sensing |
| » The Red
Fork Channel Sandstone Model |
| » Reef
Models |
| » Turbidite
Models |
| » Exercise
No.1 |
| » Exercise
No.2 |
| » Exercise
No.3 |
| » Exercise
No.4 | |
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Reservoir
Characterization |
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Subsurface Facies Analysis
| Subtopic Listing: |
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Lithology (s1044)
| »
Lithological Analysis |
| » Grain Size
of Terrigenous Sediments |
| » Chemistry
of Terrigenous Sediments |
| » Mineralogy
of Terrigenous Sediments |
| » Exercise
No. 1 | |
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Paleontology (s2612)
| » Use of
Microfossils |
| »
Foraminifera |
| »
Ostracods |
| » Other
Common Microfossils |
| » Trace
Fossils | |
Sources of Information (s1045)
| » General
Considerations |
| » Cores and
Cuttings |
| » Wireline
Logs |
| » Seismic
Data |
| » Exercise
No.1 |
| » Exercise
No. 2 | |
Sandstone Reservoir Facies (s1046)
| » Alluvial
Fans |
| » Braided
Streams |
| » Meandering
Stream Channels |
| » Eolian
Dunes |
| » Lacustrine
Deposits |
| »
Deltas |
| » Fan
Deltas |
| » Coastal
Barrier Islands |
| »
Continental Shelf Sands |
| » Deep Sea
Sands |
| » Case
Study: Marchand C Sandstone, Oklahoma |
| » Exercise
No. 1 | |
Carbonate Reservoir Facies (s1047)
| » General
Considerations |
| » Lithologic
Parameters |
| » Carbonate
Rock Classifications |
| »
Dolomite |
| » Analytical
Methods and Procedures |
| » Carbonate
Shelf Model Overview |
| » Coastal
Setting |
| » Shelf
Setting |
| » Shelf
Margin Setting |
| » Foreslope
Setting |
| » Basinal
Setting |
| » Case
Study: | | |
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