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GEOL 5032 - Petroleum Geology and Fossil Fuels Lab


Credit(s): 0

An introduction to fossil fuels with an emphasis on hydrocarbon generation and exploration techniques. Topics will include properties of hydrocarbons; preservation conditions and migration pathways; source rocks, reservoir rocks and trapping mechanisms; common exploration techniques, such as wireline logging and seismic interpretation; and an overview of the preservation and exploration of other fossil fuels, such as coal, unconventional hydrocarbons, tar sands and methane clathrates.
Co-requisite Course(s): GEOL 5332



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