Petroleum Geology

Original price was: $350.00.Current price is: $270.00.

Course Offered Until: 09/13/2026

This Oil and Gas – Petroleum Geology course covers information starting with a broad overview of historical, economic, and scientific contexts related to modern energy exploration and production. Following an examination of “big picture” questions about the influence of energy in the world, we finish the course with regulations, leasing, and permitting to prepare you for the next course, Petroleum Engineering & Technology.

7 Module Lessons:

Module 1: Energy and the Economy

  • Introduction to Energy and the Economy
  • What is Energy?
  • Two Types of Energy
  • Measuring Energy
  • Energy and Life
  • The Energy Economy

Module 2: Fossil Fuel Energy

  • Introduction to Fossil Fuel Energy
  • Oil Production and Consumption
  • Natural Gas Production and Consumption
  • Global Coal Production
  • Global Hydrocarbon Reserves
  • Geopolitical and Economic Importance of Reserves
  • S. Energy Use
  • The Unconventional Resource Revolution

Module 3: History of Extraction

  • Introduction to the History of Extraction
  • History of Combustion
  • The East Texas Oil Field: A Case Study
  • A Brief Introduction to Oil and Gas Regulation

Module 4: Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Geology

  • Introduction to Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Geology
  • The Science of Hydrocarbons
  • Introduction to Geology
  • The Three Rock Types
  • Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Basins
  • Plate Tectonics

Module 5: Petroleum Systems

  • Introduction to Petroleum Systems
  • Hydrocarbon Generation
  • Hydrocarbon Migration
  • Review of Petroleum Systems
  • Unconventional Resources

Module 6: Data Compilation, Collection and Mapping in Exploration

  • Introduction to Data Compilation, Collection and Mapping
  • Phase One: Compiling Existing Data
  • Phase Two: Mapping and New Data Collection
  • Geologic Structures
  • Structure Contours and Isopachs
  • Geologic Map Keys
  • Geophysical Techniques

Module 7: Analysis and Model Development in Exploration

  • Introduction to Analysis and Model Development in Exploration
  • Phase Three: Analysis and Model Development
  • Improving a Model with Subsurface Data
  • Geologic Mapping in the Digital Age: GIS and 3D Models
  • The Ultimate Goal: Finding Oil and Gas
  • Reserve Estimation

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