Objectives
By the end of this course the student should be able:
• To explain the origin of hydrocarbons, principles governing their migration and accumulation.
• To recall and describe methods used for hydrocarbons exploration and production.
Contents:
Theories of the origin of petroleum, source rocks and maturation, reservoir rocks, traps, cap-rocks, migration and accumulation. Worldwide distribution of petroleum in time and space. Chemical and physical properties of petroleum and other reservoir fluids. Reservoir conditions. Drilling, recovery and production. Well log analysis, correlation, palynology, palaeontology and structural maps. Reserve estimation. Surface and subsurface methods of exploration. Petroleum potential of Tanzania. Legal aspects in the petroleum industry.
Delivery: 45 Lecture hours
Assessment: Coursework 40% and Final Examination 60 %
Textbooks:
1. Selley, R.C. (1993). Elements of Petroleum Geology, Academic Press.
2. Hobs, G.D. and Tiratso, E.M. (1981). Introduction to Petroleum Geology.
- Teacher: Mosses Ndayiragije Makoko