Petroleum Geology - All Star Training

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Lessons Status

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

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

U.S. Energy Use

The Unconventional Resource Revolution

3

The 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

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

5

Petroleum Systems

Introduction to Petroleum Systems

Hydrocarbon Generation

Hydrocarbon Migration

Review of Petroleum Systems

Unconventional Resources

6

Data Compilation, Collection and Mapping in Exploration

Introduction to Data Compilation, Collection and Mapping in Exploration

Phase One: Compiling Existing Data

Phase Two: Mapping and New Data Collection

Geologic Structures

Structure Contours and Isopachs

Geologic Map Keys

Geophysical Techniques

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

QuizzesStatus

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Final Assessment: Petroleum Geology