2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE5132M Reservoir Structural Geology and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of Basins

15 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Dr Richard Collier
Email: r.e.l.collier@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is mutually exclusive with

SOEE5131M

Structure & HC Prosp of Basins

Module replaces

SOEE5131M and SOEE5731M

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module should be taken for MSc students on the Hydrocarbon Stream.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- understand the principal geologic controls upon hydrocarbon prospectivity in sedimentary basins;
- appreciate the impact of commodity economics, the tax regime and risk analysis on the exploration and production of hydrocarbons.
- understand and apply the techniques of fault seal analysis and how to apply them;
- use software tools to assist in seal analysis;
- understand the nature of scaling in natural fracture systems and its impact on fluid flow;
- make quantitative estimates of fractured rock permeability;
- understand the different fracture reservoir types and the nature of fluid flow within them.

Learning outcomes
- Understanding of hydrocarbon prospectivity in sedimentary basins
- Economic context of exploration
- Understanding of fault seal.

Syllabus

In semester 1 the course will cover:
- Fault rock types, deformation mechanisms, structural analysis of core and bore hole instruments, fractures, predicting fault rock distributions, implications for fault seal and fluid flow, risking interpretations.
- Structural geology inputs into reservoir models.

- Design and application of work flows in reservoir-scale structural geology.

In semester 2:
Introduction to structure of the petroleum industry
- geological controls on hydrocarbon prospectivity
- origin and composition of hydrocarbon source rocks and resultant petroleums
- reservoir properties at the grain scale and at the field scale - consequences of multiphase fluids for relative permeabilities through reservoir media;
- structural and stratigraphic entrapment
- relationship of hydrocarbon maturation and volumetrics to burial history and timing of maturation
- reserve evaluation and risk analysis
- development and construction of a drilling proposal.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	8.00	8.00
Lecture	15	1.00	15.00
Practical	10	2.00	20.00
Private study hours			107.00
Total Contact hours			43.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

- Reading, practicals: 6 hours
- Seminar presentation: 20 hours
- Report presentation: 20 hours
- Reading, lectures: 40 hours
- Exam revision: 20 hours.
- Progress monitoring.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Feedback from seminar, team practical activities and short report.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Practical	Practical Write up (Reservoir Geology)	10.00
Practical	1 oil exploration individually mediated team practical	15.00
Practical	1 hydrocarbon field case report	35.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		60.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	1 hr 30 mins	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		40.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 13/04/2015

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