Request for New Course EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS REQUEST FOR NEW COURSE DEPARTMENT: GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY COLLEGE: ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT CONTACT: MICHAEL D. BRADLEY CONTACT PHONE: 7-8592 CONTACT EMAIL: MICHAEL.BRADLEY@EMICH.EDU A. Rationale/Justification for the Course Interest in petroleum geology has increased with the availability of jobs and the recognition that the U.S. needs a coherent energy policy. This class is a detailed review of the principles and practices in the exploration and production of oil and gas, and therefore provides a solid foundation for students seeking a career in the oil and gas industry. We currently offer an undergraduate version (ESSC 430) of the class but the undergraduate program in geology is not large enough to consistently meet EMU enrollment targets. To increase enrollments, the vision is to couple a graduate version of the class with the undergraduate version. The lecture background material for this class is typical of 400/500-level geology classes throughout the U. S. but the applied problems can be upper division undergraduate, master’s, or PhD-level, based upon the complexity of the data being analyzed. Therefore it is relatively straightforward to teach this class at different levels within a single class. It is common practice at the few U. S. institutions where petroleum geology is offered, to dual list this class as 400/500 level and include both undergraduates and graduates and to have significantly different expectations for each group. Graduate students will be challenged to solve more complex problems than undergraduates, thus having a true graduate-level experience. This class has the potential to attract students from other universities, increasing enrollments and thus benefiting EMU students by providing a class they can plan on being consistently offered. Beginning fall 2011, the undergraduate version of the class is being offered online so we are no longer restricted to just in-house students. This proposal is to develop a graduate version (500-level) of the class and couple it with the undergraduate version (400-level) to attract both students enrolled at other universities and recent geology graduates around the world who would like to enhance their resume. No comparable course is offered at the University of Michigan, Western, Central, Wayne State or any of the colleges/universities in southeastern Michigan so this course provides a knowledge resource not available elsewhere. My years of employment as a petroleum geologist allow me to provide an insider’s perspective to the industry which could be used as a marketing tool to attract prospective students. Enrollment will be by “permission only” so that we can interview students to make sure they are adequately prepared for success in this class. B. Course Information 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Subject Code and Course Number: ESSC 530 Course Title: Petroleum Geology Credit Hours: 3 Repeatable for Credit? Yes_ No: X If “Yes”, how many total credits may be earned?_______ Catalog Description (Limit to approximately 50 words.): ESSC 530 Petroleum Geology 3 hrs A study of the origin, migration, and accumulation of petroleum; reservoir analysis, exploration and development techniques, and financial analyses. Lecture: two hours per week. Laboratory: two hours per week. Meets with ESSC430; additional work required of graduate students. Prereq: department permission. Note to reviewers: The online version of the class will adhere to the same expectations of an in-the-classroom version of the class so there will be no significant difference whether the class is taught online or in-the-classroom. Miller, New Course Sept. 09 New Course Form 6. Method of Delivery (Check all that apply.) a. Standard (lecture/lab) X On Campus X Off Campus X b. Fully Online X c. Hybrid/ Web Enhanced X 7. Grading Mode: Normal (A-E) X Credit/No Credit 8. Prerequisites: Courses that MUST be completed before a student can take this course. (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.) Departmental permission 9. Concurrent Prerequisites: Courses listed in #5 that MAY also be taken at the same time as a student is taking this course. (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.) 10. Corequisites: Courses that MUST be taken at the same time as a student in taking this course. (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.) 11. Equivalent Courses. A student may not earn credit for both a course and its equivalent. A course will count as a repeat if an equivalent course has already been taken. (List by Subject Code, Number and Title) ESSC 430 Petroleum Geology 12. Course Restrictions: a. b. Restriction by College. Is admission to a specific College Required? College of Business: Yes No X College of Education: Yes No X Restriction by Major/Program. Will only students in certain majors/programs be allowed to take this course? Yes No X If “Yes”, list the majors/programs c. Restriction by Class Level Check all those who will be allowed to take the course: Undergraduate Graduate All undergraduates_______ All graduate students X Freshperson Certificate X Sophomore Masters X Junior Specialist X Senior X Doctoral X Second Bachelor X UG Degree Pending X Post-Bac. Tchr. Cert. X Low GPA Admit_______ Note: If this is a 400-level course to be offered for graduate credit, attach Approval Form for 400-level Course for Graduate Credit. Only “Approved for Graduate Credit” undergraduate courses may be included on graduate programs of study. Note: Only 500-level graduate courses can be taken by undergraduate students. Undergraduate students may not register for 600-level courses d. Restriction by Permission. Will Departmental Permission be required? Yes X No (Note: Department permission requires the department to enter authorization for every student registering.) Page 2 of 6 New Course Form 13. Will the course be offered as part of the General Education Program? Yes No X If “Yes”, attach Request for Inclusion of a Course in the General Education Program: Education for Participation in the Global Community form. Note: All new courses proposed for inclusion in this program will be reviewed by the General Education Advisory Committee. If this course is NOT approved for inclusion in the General Education program, will it still be offered? Yes No C. Relationship to Existing Courses Within the Department: 14. Will this course will be a requirement or restricted elective in any existing program(s)? Yes X No If “Yes”, list the programs and attach a copy of the programs that clearly shows the place the new course will have in the curriculum. Program: Master of Science – Earth Science Education Required Restricted Elective: X 15. Will this course replace an existing course? Yes No X 16. (Complete only if the answer to #15 is “Yes.”) a. Subject Code, Number and Title of course to be replaced: b. Will the course to be replaced be deleted? Yes No 17. (Complete only if the answer #16b is “Yes.”) If the replaced course is to be deleted, it is not necessary to submit a Request for Graduate and Undergraduate Course Deletion. a. When is the last time it will be offered? b. Is the course to be deleted required by programs in other departments? Contact the Course and Program Development Office if necessary. c. Term Year Yes No If “Yes”, do the affected departments support this change? Yes No If “Yes”, attach letters of support. If “No”, attach letters from the affected department explaining the lack of support, if available. Outside the Department: The following information must be provided. Contact the Course and Program Development office for assistance if necessary. 18. Are there similar courses offered in other University Departments? If “Yes”, list courses by Subject Code, Number and Title Yes No X 19. If similar courses exist, do the departments in which they are offered support the proposed course? Yes No If “Yes”, attach letters of support from the affected departments. If “No”, attach letters from the affected department explaining the lack of support, if available. D. Course Requirements 20. Attach a detailed Sample Course Syllabus including: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Course goals, objectives and/or student learning outcomes Outline of the content to be covered Student assignments including presentations, research papers, exams, etc. Method of evaluation Grading scale (if a graduate course, include graduate grading scale) Special requirements Bibliography, supplemental reading list Other pertinent information. Page 3 of 6 New Course Form NOTE: COURSES BEING PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION IN THE EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM MUST USE THE SYLLABUS TEMPLATE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE TEMPLATE IS ATTACHED TO THE REQUEST FOR INCLUSION OF A COURSE IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY FORM. E. Cost Analysis (Complete only if the course will require additional University resources. Fill in Estimated Resources for the sponsoring department(s). Attach separate estimates for other affected departments.) Estimated Resources: Faculty / Staff SS&M Equipment Total Year One $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ Year Two $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ Year Three $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ F. Action of the Department/School and College 1. Department/School Vote of faculty: For 20 Against 0 Abstentions 0 (Enter the number of votes cast in each category.) Dr. Rick Sambrook Department Head/School Director Signature 2. September 9, 2011 Date College/Graduate School A. College College Dean Signature B. Date Graduate School (if Graduate Course) Graduate Dean Signature Date G. Approval Associate Vice-President for Academic Programming Signature Date Page 4 of 6 New Course Form ESSC 530 PETROLEUM GEOLOGY - MASTER SYLLABUS This course is an introduction to the origin, migration, and accumulation of petroleum; exploration and development techniques, reservoir analysis, and financial analyses. Upon completion of this course you will have a solid foundation of the principles and practices in oil and gas exploration and production. Textbook: Selley, Richard C., 2012, Elements of petroleum geology, 3rd ed., Academic Press. Lecture Topics: No textbook covers all the aspects of this class since much of the class is based upon my years of personal experience as a petroleum geologist in the oil and gas industry. The recommended textbook does a pretty good job of providing a more extensive coverage of several of the lecture topics, hopefully resulting in a deeper level of understanding but no textbook covers the applied exercises. Following is a list of the topics that will be covered. Introduction to the oil and gas industry A brief history of oil and gas exploration Properties of petroleum Products of petroleum Refining petroleum Generation and migration of petroleum Traps and seals Reservoirs and reservoir engineering Analysis of caliper wireline logs Analysis of resistivity wireline logs Analysis of gamma ray and spontaneous potential wireline logs Analysis of sonic, density, and neutron wireline logs Geophysical methods of exploration Seismology Drilling and completions Production geology Economics: the time value of money Wellsite geology Laboratories: The main emphasis of this course is application of knowledge. Students will be given data that they will have to interpret and write a formal report comparable to what would be expected in industry. Following is a list of exercises that will be covered. Contouring subsurface data using the method of triangulation Contouring subsurface data using an imposed geologic model Integrated fault and structure contour maps Materials balance method of determining gas reserves Subsurface stratigraphic correlations using wireline logs Calculation of reservoir hydrocarbon saturation Detailed seismic reflection interpretation of the Green River and Wind River Basins, and Wind River Mountains, Wyoming Seismic structural and stratigraphic interpretation of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado; Uinta Mountains, Utah; Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming, and the North Sea. Determination of hydrocarbons in place using contour maps Calculation of hydrocarbon reserves and production decline economics Page 5 of 6 New Course Form Grades There are weekly quizzes covering lecture and laboratory material typically worth 10 points each. There are monthly comprehensive essay exams typically worth 50-60 points each. There are weekly applied exercises (laboratories) worth 20 points each. All points are weighted equally. Final grades will be the total number of earned points divided by the total number of points possible, listed as a percent. The letter grade distribution is given below. A: 92-100% C+: 77-79% A-: 90-91% C: 72-76% B+: 87-89% C-: 70-71% B: 82-86% E: <70% B-: 80-81% Bibliography Ahmed, Tarek, 2010, Reservoir Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., Gulf Professional Publishing, 1472 p Ashcroft, William, 2011, A Petroleum Geologist's Guide to Seismic Reflection, Wiley-Blackwell, 176p. Asquith, George and Gibson, Charles, 1982, Basic well log analysis for geologists, The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Methods in Exploration Series, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 216p. Costain, J. K. and Coruh, C., 2005, Basic theory of reflection seismology, Elsevier Science; 576p. Dresser Atlas, 1982, Well logging interpretation techniques, Dresser Industries, 224p. Ezekwe, Nnaemeka, 2011, Petroleum Reservoir Engineering Practice, Pearson Education, 816p. Helander, Donald P., 1983, Fundamentals of Formation Evaluation, Oil and Gas Consultants International, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 332p. Hilchie, Douglas W., 1987, The geologic well log interpreter, Hilchie Inc., Boulder, Colorado, 132p. Hilchie, Douglas W., 1978, Applied openhole log interpretation for geologists and petroleum engineers, Hilchie Inc., Boulder, Colorado, 313p. Kearey, P. Brooks, M., and Hill, Ian, 2002, An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration, 3rd ed., WileyBlackwell; 272p. Laudon, Robert C., 1995, Principles of petroleum development geology, Prentice Hall, 267p. Schlumberger, 2009, Log Interpretation Charts, Schlumberger Educational Services, 310p. Schlumberger, 1989, Log Interpretation Principles/Applications, 223p. Shepherd, Mike, 2009, Oil Field Production Geology, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 91, 350p. Swanson, R. G., 1981, Sample examination manual, Methods in Exploration Series, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 135p. Wright, Charlotte J. and Gallun, Rebecca A., 2008, Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Accounting, 5th ed., PennWell Corp., 750p. Page 6 of 6