Petroleum Geology with Field Trip

At the end of the course, students should understand the following: 1. the fundamentals of Geology that need to be understood and integrated with engineering data to effectively and optimally manage petroleum reservoirs; 2. conditions necessary for Petroleum formation and accumulation; 3. the various methods of evaluating source rock potential; 4. the differences and peculiarities of some Nigerian basins; 5. the variety of geologic data that are integrated together to carefully describe the three- dimensional geometry of a reservoir; and 6. be able to prepare various subsurface maps and calculate reserves;

Earth Structure and Depositional Systems. Origin, Maturation, Migration and Accumulation of Petroleum. Trapping Mechanisms. Abnormal pressure. Petroleum prospecting and tools. Uses of geological data, reservoir rocks and fluids. Subsurface maps, Correlation principles. Petroleum as a resource. Petroleum Geology of Nigerian Sedimentary Basins and Evaluation: Niger Delta, Chad Basin, Anambra Basin, etc. NOTE: Geologic field trip added for completeness 300 Level