IPG 518 - Hydrocarbon Reservoir Analysis

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An analysis of the fundamental geological factors that determine the economic success of producing hydrocarbons from a reservoir: porosity, permeability, compartmentalization by depositional environment and tectonics, and reservoir conditions requiring special drilling and completion techniques. The methods appropriate to appraise a reservoir are reviewed, with an emphasis on placing the factors in the framework of risk analysis. [Faculty of Science]

EAS 464 - Applied Hydrocarbon Geoscience

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-3)

Advanced topics in the characterization of petroleum resources and the regional occurrence of hydrocarbons. Topics vary: see www.eas.ualberta.ca/eas464 for details. May be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated. Topics include: (1) Regional and Petroleum Hydrogeology; (2) Petroleum Systems; (3) Geology of unconventional reservoirs; (4) Sedimentary Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality. Prerequisite: EAS 323 and 364, or consent of instructor.

EAS 564 - Advanced Applied Hydrocarbon Geoscience

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-3)

Advanced topics in the characterization of petroleum resources and the regional occurrence of hydrocarbons. Topics vary: see www.eas.ualberta.ca/eas564 for details. May be taken more than once for credit provided no topic in EAS 464 or 564 is repeated. Topics include: (1) Regional and Petroleum Hydrogeology; (2) Petroleum Systems; (3) Geology of unconventional reservoirs; (4) Sedimentary Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality. Classes concurrent with EAS 464.

IPG 514 - Petroleum Basin Analysis

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-3)

Introduction to the concept of petroleum systems, including source rocks, reservoirs, traps and seals, emphasizing the geological and geochemical components that comprise petroleum systems in a risk analysis framework; relationships to basin types are emphasized with basin modeling. [Faculty of Science]