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Petroleum Geology

Code:

TPD014

Sigla:

GP

Áreas Científicas
Classificação	Área Científica
OFICIAL	Geotecnia

Ocorrência: 2022/2023 - 1S

Ativa?	Yes
Unidade Responsável:	Departamento de Engenharia Civil
Curso/CE Responsável:	Undergraduate in Oil & Gas Technologies

Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos

Sigla	Nº de Estudantes	Plano de Estudos	Anos Curriculares	Créditos UCN	Créditos ECTS	Horas de Contacto	Horas Totais
TPD	13	Study Plan	2	-	4	52,5	108

Língua de trabalho

Portuguese

Objetivos

• Understand basic principles of geology in Petroleum system.


• Understand the process that leads to the generation of petroleum and to the accumulation of a viable oil field.


• Provide basic understanding of the concepts and methods in petroleum exploration and development.

Resultados de aprendizagem e competências

Not Applicable

Modo de trabalho

Presencial

Programa

• Historical Review of Petroleum Exploration.


• The petroleum system. Organic versus inorganic origin of petroleum. The Carbon Cycle.


• Formation of a petroleum deposit from source to trap. Source rock characteristics. Productivity and Preservation of Organic Matter.


• The subsurface (sedimentary) environment. Temperature within the earth. Pressure types. Subsurface waters.


• Migration: Primary Migration and the Expulsion of Hydrocarbons. Secondary Migration.


• The Reservoir: Porosity; Permeability; Effects of Diagenesis on Reservoir Quality; Carbonate and Fractured Reservoirs.


• Geological mapping. Geologic maps interpretation: rules and cross sections.


• Formation Evaluation: well logs. Applications of Logs in Sedimentary Facies Analysis.


• Traps and Seals: Nomenclature of a Trap; Distribution of Petroleum within a Trap. Seals and Cap Rocks. Trap types: structural; stratigraphic; combination; and hydrodynamic.


• Geophysical Methods of Exploration. Seismic Reflection Surveying. Other Geophysical methods.

Bibliografia Obrigatória

R. Selley; Elements of Petroleum Geology, Academic Press, 1997
Knut Bjørlykke; Petroleum Geoscience: From Sedimentary Environments to Rock Physics, Springer, 2010
Gomes, J S & Alves, F B ; O universo da industria petrolífera – da pesquisa à refinação, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2011

Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem

The nature of this unit entails the alternation between theoretical and practical classes. Theoretical classes
are expositive, with slides or informatic tools illustrating the subjects. Practical classes are different depending on the subjects.

Tipo de avaliação

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Componentes de Avaliação

Designation	Peso (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	15,00
Teste	80,00
Trabalho escrito	5,00
Total:	100,00

Componentes de Ocupação

Designation	Tempo (Horas)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	8,00
Estudo autónomo	45,00
Frequência das aulas	52,50
Trabalho escrito	2,50
Total:	108,00

Obtenção de frequência

Not applicable

Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final

a) Continuous – 2 tests, 40% weight each in the final
grade; 2 works with presentation - 2x7.5% in the final grade;
1 written work - 5% in the final grade;
b) By exam – Final examination with a minimum of 9.5 points (out of 20) with 100% weight in the final grade.