Postgraduate Course: Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality (EASC11002)

Course Outline
School	School of Geosciences	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The main focus will be on cementation and dissolution effects at the pore scale, with integration of geological setting, basin modelling, geochemical measurements and petrological measurements. Topics include Sandstones and Carbonates.
Course description	Not entered

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 25
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 24, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Feedback by discussion in class Written assessment set by the Course Organiser.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
To develop a critical understanding of how sandstone and carbonate reservoir porosity and permeability in the subsurface is influenced by sedimentological effects of grainsize and sorting. To develop a detailed understanding of the effects of compaction, cementation and dissolution. This knowledge will be integrated with geological setting, basin modelling, geochemical measurements and petrological measurements which are both the principal and the special skills employed to asses the quality of a reservoir. The assessment via a critical essay will enable students to showcase their detailed understanding of a specific topic and, in this exercise, they will be encouraged to offer professional level interpretations of forefront developments.