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GL5568: REGIONAL EXPLORATION (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:44


Course Overview

This course aims to demonstrate the stages in a hydrocarbon exploration project from initial basin screening, through the identification of leads and prospects, to an economic assessment. The course includes components of structural geology, tectonics, organic geochemistry, and basin modelling. It is important to view these activities in an economic context; accordingly, the course aims to explain the role of the geologist in the business of exploration and appraisal of hydrocarbons. This aims to inform the student of important economic and logistical constraints which operate alongside geological details.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Nicholas Schofield

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The content considers all technical aspects of Basin Analysis and hydrocarbon exploration. In addition, Financial and Global trends are considered through the frame of Petroleum Value Chain fundamentals such as Risk Management, Economic Analysis and Volumetrics. The course incorporates a two week assessed exercise and internal Petroleum Exploration training mentored by industry young professionals. The exercise follows the group and presentation.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

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Bass Basin

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Exploration exercise requiring groups of students to assess the prospectivity of a basin.

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Value Chain

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Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

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