Geology for Engineers Course

Michael Webb

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Course Overview
This course presents the basics of petroleum geology for non-geologists, including engineers, managers, and professionals in finance, business, operations, land, environment/EHS, banking, and geomatics/GIS. Emphasis will be placed on the practical knowledge needed to improve communication within and across integrated team personnel. No previous knowledge of geology is necessary. Read more...

Topics Include:
 Introduction to the geosciences and geologic concepts
 Sedimentary rocks, sedimentary basins, and their environments of deposition
 Elements of a petroleum system (source, seal, reservoir, migration, trap)
 Oil and gas life cycle from exploration well to field abandonment
 Subsurface data sets (logs, core, seismic)
 Maps and mapping
 Alberta table of formations, mineral rights and land sales
 General geology of major oil and gas reservoirs in Alberta, both conventional and
unconventional

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Course contents

    Chapter 1 - Course Introduction

    01-01 - Meet the Instructor

    Chapter 2 - History and Principles of Geology

    02-01 - Introduction to the Geosciences

    02-02a - History & Principles of Geology - Part 1

    02-02b - History & Principles of Geology - Part 2

    02-02c - History & Principles of Geology - Part 3

    02-03a - Geologic Time & Time Scale - Part 1

    02-03b - Geologic Time & Time Scale - Part 2

    02-04a - Stratigraphy

    02-04b - Stratigraphic Correlation

    Chapter 3 - Earths Geology, Plate Tectonics and Basins

    03-01 - Structure of the Earth, Rocks, Rock Cycle

    03-02 - Plate Tectonics

    03-03 - Plate Boundaries

    03-04 - Sedimentary Basins - Extensional

    03-05 - Sedimentary Basins - Compressional

    03-06 - Paleogeology

    Chapter 4 - Sedimentary Rocks and Selected Environments of Deposition

    04-01 – Sedimentary Rock Types - Clastics

    04-02 - Sedimentary Rock Types - Carbonates

    04-03 - Sedimentary Rock Types – Coal and Evaporites

    04-04 - Sedimentary Environment of Deposition – Fluvial

    04-05 - Sedimentary Environment of Deposition – Shoreface

    04-06 - Sedimentary Environment of Deposition – Deepwater

    04-07 - Sedimentary Environment of Deposition – Carbonates

    Chapter 5 - Elements of a Hydrocarbon System

    05-01 - Hydrocarbon Systems – Source, Migration and Trap

    05-02 - Hydrocarbon Systems - Seal and Timing

    05-03 - Hydrocarbon Systems - Reservoir – Conventional – Clastics

    05-04 - Hydrocarbon Systems - Reservoir – Conventional – Carbonates

    05-05 - Hydrocarbon Systems - Reservoir – Unconventional

    Chapter 6 - Geoscience Datasets

    06-01 - Geologic Datasets – Logs and Petrophysics

    06-02 - Geologic Datasets – Core

    06-03 - Geologic Datasets – Seismic

    Chapter 7 - Geoscience Interpretation

    07-01 - Geologic Maps and Cross Sections

    07-02 - Subsurface Uncertainty

    07-03 - Geomodeling

    Chapter 8 - Geoscience applied to Exploration

    08-02 - Petroleum Systems in Exploration

    08-03 - Risking and Volumetrics

    08-01 - Exploration Skillset and Definitions

    Chapter 9 - Geoscience applied to Field Development

    09-01 - Development Skillset and Definitions

    09-02 - Reservoir Characterization

    09-03 - Geologic Operations and Geosteering

    Chapter 10 - Geoscience applied to Field Production

    10-01 - Production Geology Skillset

    10-02 - Production Monitoring

    10-03 - Optimization and Infills

    Chapter 11 - Oil and Gas Fields of the World – Case Studies

    11-01 - Conventional – Clastic - Cardium

    11-02 - Conventional – Clastic – Mannville Heavy Oil

    11-03 = Conventional – Clastic – Guyana

    11-04 - Unconventional – Clastic – Piceance

    11-05 - Conventional – Carbonate – Leduc

    11-06 - Conventional – Carbonate – Tengiz

    11-07 - Unconventional – Bakken

    11-08 - Unconventional – Montney

    11-09 - Unconventional – Permian

    Chapter 12 - Geology of Emerging Energy Sources

    12-01 - CO2 Sequestration

    12-02 - Helium and Hydrogen

    12-03 - Geothermal

    Chapter 13 - Course Summary

    13-01 - Wrap-Up