GED 466 — Petroleum Geology
BSc BSc Geological Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Physical properties, geochemistry, origin, migration, accumulation, and history of oil and natural gas, and their associated waters. Geological conditions of oil and gas entrapment. Structural and stratigraphic factors controlling their distribution in reservoir rocks, porosity (primary and secondary), permeability and fluid saturation. Environmental problems associated with the development of hydrocarbons. The concepts of geology that are important to petroleum exploration and exploitation. Geological setting of the West African petroleum basin. Oil and gas sources, reservoir properties, well evaluation, reservoir development, efficient recovery, reserves determination, and reservoir characterization.
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Year Four
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- CE 477 — Geotechnical Engineering I
- CE 478 — Ground Engineering
- GED 451 — Regional Geology
- GED 452 — Advanced Engineering Geology
- GED 453 — Engineering Geology II
- GED 454 — Environmental Geology
- GED 459 — Exploration Geophysics
- GED 461 — Exploration Geochemistry
- GED 462 — Economic Geology
- GED 464 — Engineering Management
- CE 151 — Elementary Structures
- CE 153 — Engineering Technology
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