ERTH 4157

Petrol & Energy Geo Field Met

Lec 01 selected

This course comprises in-class lectures and a week-long field excursion to Trinidad, providing an advanced-level overview of petroleum and energy systems and field methods including basin analysis, source rock evaluation, seismic and well log facies analysis and correlation, petrophysics, LNG production and transport, and methods of carbon capture and geostorage.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Winter 2025 syllabus by Grant Wach. Open the PDF

Grading

5%Safety presentationJanuary 14
5%Geoscience presentationJanuary 21
10%Safety reportJanuary 28
20%Geoscience reportFebruary 4
20%Field notebookMarch 4
20%ExercisesMarch 4
20%Final presentationsTBA; possibly March 4 or 11

Course rules

Late work
Contact Professor Wach as soon as you anticipate difficulty meeting a deadline to discuss a solution.
Reports
Submit reports in paper and electronic copies by the exact due date.
Presentations
Email an electronic copy to the TA one hour before class.
Academic integrity
Submit your own work; plagiarism may be referred to the Senate Committee on Academic Discipline and Integrity.

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