Sequence Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Fundamental concepts of petroleum geology including deposition/maturation and facies analysis of source rocks; basin stratigraphy, subsidence, deformation, and thermal history; hydrocarbon generation, migration, and accumulation. Principles of sequence stratigraphy, hydrocarbon production, subsurface geological analysis applied to the evaluation and quantification of oil and gas reservoirs. Case studies and applications from petroleum basins from around the world. Prerequisite(s): 3 units from Earth 320 or Geology 381; 3 units from Earth 340 or Geology 445; 3 units from Earth 420, Geology 463, Geology 483, Geophysics 457. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Earth 520 and any of Geology 561, 577, 579, 581 will not be allowed.