COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS GEOPHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 4814 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS GEOPHYSICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR COŞKUN SARI

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

Origins of petroleum (physical and chemical properties), Formation and migration, Hydrocarbon flowage, Secondary migration and storage, Petroleum prospection methods and purpose, Stages of prospection and investigation, Geophysical surveys to be carried out, 2, 3 and 4 Dimensional seismic surveys, Possibilities of petroleum and natural gas in Turkey

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe oil and gas
2   To be able to describe oil and gas
3   The ability to comprehend exploration methods of oil and gas
4   To be able to determine exploration stages of oil and gas
5   To be able to realize the Turkish oil possibilities and politics
6   To be able to understand vocational ethics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is petroleum and natural gas
2 Formation of petroleum
3 Migration of petroleum and deposition
4 Petroleum exploration ways
5 Geophysics in petroleum exploration and methods
6 Reconnaissance geophysical methods
7 Seismic exploration purposes
8 Midterm examination
9 Seismic methods
10 2, 3 and 4 dimensional seismic exploration
11 Petroleum exploration in the world and Turkey
12 Effects of petroleum in the world politics
13 Petroleum politics of Turkey
14 Report preparation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- R.E. Gluyas, R.E. Swarbrik, Petroleum geosciences Wiley 2004, 359 sayfa
Supplementary Book(s):
- R.C. Selley, Elements of Petroleum Geology, Freeman (1985), 449 sayfa

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lectures, homework assignments / presentations, exams

Assessment Criteria

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note, this column can be selected from the DEBIS menu.
Homework Assignments: 10% (ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4, ÖÇ5, ÖÇ6)
Mid-term exam: 40%(ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4; ÖÇ4)
Final Exam: 50% (ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4; ÖÇ5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Jeofizik Mühendisliği Bölümü Tınaztepe Kampüsü 35160 Buca-IZMIR
mustafa.ergun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday -09:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 1 11
Preparation for midterm exam 12 1 12
Preparation for final exam 12 1 12
Preparing assignments 3 4 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.133
LO.243
LO.32441
LO.4244
LO.53111
LO.64