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GEOL 103- Geology for Petroleum Engineering- 3 credits
Petroleum Engineering
Undergraduate
Fall, 2014
Gasham Zeynalov
gzeynalov@khazar.org
(+994 12) 421-79-16 (ext. 243 )
11 Mehseti str. (Neftchilar campus), Room #403N, Tuesday and
Friday 12.00-13.20
Office hours
Consent of instructor
English
Required
Core textbook:
1.Edward Tarbuck and Frederick Lutgens, Earth: An Introduction to
Physical Geology, Pearson, 2014
2. Richard Selley, Elements of Petroleum Geology, ACADEMIC PRESSS,
1998
3. HW Petroleum Geoscience, 2003
Course website
Course outline
Course objectives
Learning outcomes
Teaching methods
This course is prepared to gain high knowledge about Geology for Petroleum
Engineering discipline. The course combines theoretical foundations with practical
applications. We will begin with a general overview in each topic and then go into
more detail on several concepts. Finally, we will create ability to carry out geological
analysis and make optimization on Depositional Environments of sediments and their
source rock and reservoir quality for exploration and appraisal program of the oil and
gas fields.
This course is a basic subject of a Petroleum Engineering. In this course will
be covered a lot of topics of Geological sciences.
General Objectives of the Course: to meet curriculum requirements of the School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Specific Objectives of the Course:
- to support students academically, to provide background understanding about
Earth, Earth structure and how it works
- to encourage students participation and interaction and fostering and
atmosphere of to learn and respect
- focus on aspects that are important to exploration and production activities in
Petroleum Industry
By the end of the course the students should be able:
- to understand importance of Geology, including Earth structure and
processes;
- different rock types and their cycles,
- Sedimentary rocks and their pore fluids
- Plate tectonics of the Lithosphere;
- Sedimentation processes in the basins;
- Petroleum Play and System concepts,
- Clastic and carbonate depositional environments and their importance in
hydrocarbon system;
- different types of geologic and structural mapping in the Petroleum
Engineering.
- to integrate these sounds with Petroleum Engineering subjects
Lecture
Group discussion
x
x
Evaluation
Policy
Experiential exercise
Simulation
Case analysis
Course paper
Others
Methods
Midterm Exam
Case studies
Class Participation
Assignment and
quizzes
Project
Presentation/Group
Discussion
Final Exam
Others
Total
 Preparation for class
x
x
x
Date/deadlines
Percentage (%)
30
10
10
10
40
100
The structure of this course makes your individual study and preparation outside
the class extremely important. The lecture material will focus on the major points
introduced in the text. Reading the assigned chapters and having some familiarity
with them before class will greatly assist your understanding of the lecture. After
the lecture, you should study your notes and work relevant problems .

Withdrawal (pass/fail)
This course strictly follows grading policy of the School of Economics and
Management. Thus, a student is normally expected to achieve a mark of at least
60% to pass. In case of failure, he/she will be required to repeat the course the
following term or year.

Cheating/plagiarism
Cheating or other plagiarism during the Quizzes, Mid-term and Final
Examinations will lead to paper cancellation. In this case, the student will
automatically get zero (0), without any considerations.

Professional behavior guidelines
The students shall behave in the way to create favorable academic and
professional environment during the class hours. Unauthorized discussions and
unethical behavior are strictly prohibited.
Week
Tentative Schedule
Date/Day
(tentative)
1
16.09.2014
19.09.2014
2
23.09.2014
26.09.2014
Topics
Introduction to the Geology: Key elements in geological
studies
Importance of Geology in the Petroleum
Engineering
Geological images at different scales
Formation of the Earth, origin of life
Evolution, Nature and Composition of the Earth
Textbook/Assignments
Chapt. 1(1,2)
Chapt.1 (1)
3
4
5
6
30.09.2014
03.10.2014
07.10.2014
10.10.2014
14.10.2014
17.10.2014
21.10.2014
24.10.2014
28.10.2014
31.10.2014
7
04.11.2014
07.11.2014
8
9
10
11
11.11.2014
14.11.2014
18.11.2014
21.11.2014
25.11.2014
28.11.2014
12
02.12.2014
05.12.2014
13
09.12.2014
12.12.2014
Geological images at different scales
Formation of the Earth, origin of life
Evolution, Nature and Composition of the Earth
chapt.1, 3,4,5,7,8,(1)
Earth processes: Plate Tectonics and evidence for plate
tectonic theory
Divergent Plate Boundaries and Seafloor SpreadingTypes of
plate margins (spreading and subduction zones) and
associated basins
Sedimentary Basins: basin formation in divergent and
convergent margins
Controls on sedimentary deposition in basins
Sedimentary rocks and their mineral composition and pore
fluids
Transgression, regression, onlap and offlaps
Stratigraphy concepts and Geologic time scale table
Unconformity formation in sedimentation process
Interpretation of SEM and photomicrograph images
(petrography)
The Physical and Chemical Properties of Petroleum: Natural
Gases, Gas Hydrates, Crude Oil. Petroleum Exploration
methods
Petroleum Play concept, Petroleum play key elements
Risk analysis in exploration of oil and gas fields
Petroleum Systems: Elements and processes
Source rocks deposition environments and maturation
characteristics
Identification trapping mechanisms in oil fields and their
types
Sedimentology and classification of sedimentary rocks,
Sediment textures: grainsize, fabric, packing and
morphology variations
Stratigraphic and geologic time scale characteristic of the
basin (in example of the South Caspian and Kura basins)
Porosity and permeability properties of sedimentary rocks,
Control elements on Porosity and Permeability
Compaction and cementation in detrital sediments
chapt.2,11,12,13,14, (1)
Transportation and deposition of sediments
and their different models
Bedforms and Sedimentary structures
Chapt.7(1)
Sedimentary processes and rock facies,
Sedimentary structures and bedforms and their deposition
processes
Identifying bedforms, sedimentary structures on outcrop and
well data
Facies and Facies sequences, Walter law
Clastic depositional Environments: Aeolean, fluvial, deltaic,
Chapt. 7(1)
Chapt.8(2)
Chapt.9 (1). Chapter 1(3)
Chapter 2 (2)
Chapter 5, 6,7 (2),
Chapt. 2(3)
Chapt.7 (1). Chapter 3 (3)
Chapt.3 (3)
Chapt.7(1) Chapter 3 (3)
coastal and deep water sediments,
14
15
16
16.12.2014
19.12.2014
23.12.2014
26.12.2014
30.12.2014
TBA
Carbonate Sediments : Carbonate grains and minerals,
classification of carbonate sediments
Carbonate depositional Environments, Porosity in carbonate
rocks
Structural geology: structural features( faults, folds,
fractures, diapirs and their interactions)
Contractional and extensional structures
Identifying Structural features on well log data
Mapping: contouring and structural mapping Manual and
computer contouring, fault mapping
Constructing a contour map of spatial data using manual and
mechanical contouring
Final Exam
Chapt.7 (1), Chapter 3 (2)
Chapt.10 (1)
Chapt.9(3)
This syllabus is a guide for the course and any modifications to it will be announced in advance.