GEOLOGY 4190-01 & 5190-01 PETROLEUM GEOLOGY Spring 2009 Lecture: T-TR 9:35-10:50 AM Instructor: Randi Martinsen randmart@uwyo.edu MRRC Building, room #1012 Phone # 766-4858 Office hrs: Tues-Thurs. 11 am -12:30 pm am; or by appointment CLASS TEXT: NONE SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS: 1) Selley, Elements of Petroleum Geology 2) 2 AAPG DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGY REFERENCE MANUAL (CITED IN READING ASSIGNMENTS SIMPLY AS AAPG AND ON RESERVE IN THE BRINKERHOFF LIBRARY) Prerequisites: Geology 430 (Strat-Sed) & Geology 660 (Structure) or PETE 3000 or permission of instructor Course Requirements: Grade Value: 3 exams 20% each Final exam 20% Homeworks, term project presentation, class participation 20% Final class grades are curved. A 90%+ average does not guarantee an A; likewise, a 50% average does not guarantee an F. Students in 4190 will be curved separately from those in 5190
PETROLEUM GEOLOGY Fall 2008 Lecture Outline and Reading Assignments. Required readings are in bold. I. INTRODUCTION Selley p. 1-11 II. THE SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT A. ROCK 1. General 2. Porosity Selley, p. 239-250, AAPG, p. 204-209; Surdam et.al.1984 3. Permeability Selley, p. 250-262 AAPG, p.210-217; 226-228 4. Diagenetic influences Selley, p. 262-287 WE WON T COVER DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS IN CLASS BUT THE READINGS ARE REQUIRED, AND ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR ANY NON-GEOLOGY STUDENTS THAT ARE TAKING THE COURSE! 5. Depositional Environments Morse, 1994; Jordan and Wilson, 1994 & Reservoir Characterization Selley, p. 287-290 B. FLUIDS 1. Water Selley, p. 147-152 AAPG, p.247-248 2. Oil & Gas Selley, p. 14-33 AAPG, p.241-246; 504-507 3. Reserve Calculations Selley, p. 291-294 C. DYNAMICS 1. temperature Selley, p. 152-16 2. pressure Selley, p. 160-173; Martinsen, 1995; AAPG p.79-82> a. hydrostatic b. hydrodynamic Hubbert, 1953. c. abnormal Surdam et al.,1995 III. THE PETROLEUM SYSTEM A. FORMATION OF PETROLEUM 1. Organic vs Inorganic Selley, p. 181-190 2. Organic Material a. sources & composition Selley, p. 190-199 b. accumulation & preservation 3. Alteration Organic Matter Selley,p. 200-214; Tissot, 1984, p.545-554 4. Source Rock Analyses 5. Alteration in the Reservoir Blanc & Connan, 1994 B. MIGRATION AND ACCUMULATION 1. Capillary Phenomena AAPG, p. 218-225 2. Primary Migration Selley,p. 214-229; Tissot, 1984, p.554-560 3. Secondary Migration & Trapping Selley,p. 174-177; Berg, 1975; Schowalter, l979 4. Hydrocarbon Seal Rocks Downey, 1984 5. Hydrocarbon Show Evaluation Schowalter & Hess, 1982;
C. TYPES OF TRAPS 1. Structural Selley, p. 307-329; 2. Stratigraphic Selley, p. 332-350; Wilson, 1977; Mackenzie, 1972; Chenowith,1972. 3. Combination Selley, p. 329-332, 350-356; Pedry, 1975; Hubbert,1953 D. PETROLEUM SYSTEMS 1. Sedimentary Basins & Selley, p. 363-406; Stoneley, 1981; Green, 1983, Petroleum Exploration 1985; Swanson, 1972; Weimer, 1984 2. The Petroleum Systems Magoon and Dow, 1994; Demaison and Huizinga, 1994 IV. PETROLEUM PRODUCTION A. Reservoir Drives Selley, p. 287-299 1. primary energy AAPG, p.518-522 2. improved and enhanced AAPG, p.523-523-535; Sneider & Sneider, 2000 B. Resources, Reserves, Risk, Uncertainty Rose, 1987
PETROLEUM GEOLOGY REQUIRED OUTSIDE READING ASSIGNMENTS (on reserve in Brinkerhoff (Geology) Library) Berg, R., l975, Capillary Pressures in Stratigraphic Traps; AAPG v. 59, p. 936-956. Blanc, P. and Connan, J., 1994, Preservation, Degradation, and Destruction of Trapped Oil, in: Magoon, L.B. and Dow, W.G., eds., The Petroleum System-From Source to Trp: AAPG Memoir #60, p. 237-250 Downey, M., 1984, Evaluating Seals for Hydrocarbon Accumulations: AAPG v. 68, p. 1752-1763. Jordan, C.F. Jr. and Wilson, J.L., 1994, Carbonate Reservoir Rocks, in: Magoon, L.B. and Dow, W.G., eds.,the Petroleum System-From Source to Trap: AAPG Memoir #60, p. 141-158. Magoon, L.B. and W.G. Dow, 1994, The Petroleum System, Magoon, L.B. and Dow, W.G., eds., The Petroleum System-From Source to Trap: AAPG Memoir #60, p. 3-24. Morse, D.G., 1994, Siliciclastic Reservoir Rocks, in: Magoon, L.B. and Dow, W.G., eds., The Petroleum System-From Source to Trap: AAPG Memoir #60, p. 121 Schowalter, T., 1979, Mechanics of Secondary Hydrocarbon Migration and Entrapment; AAPG,V.63, p.723-760. Schowalter, T., and P. Hess, l982, Interpretation of Subsurface Hydrocarbon Shows, AAPG, V.66, p.1302-1327. Sneider, R.M., and J. S. Sneider, 2000, New Oil in Old Places: Pratt II Conference, San Diego, CA
REFERENCES IN PETROLEUM GEOLOGY (not required reading) On Reserve in Brinkerhoff Library Biddle, K.T. and C. C. Wielchowsky, 1994, Hydrocarbon Traps, in: Magoon, L.B. and Dow, W.G., eds., The Petroleum System-From Source to Seal: AAPG Memoir #60, p. 219-236 Demaison, G. and B. J. Huizinga, 1994, in: Magoon, L.B. and Dow, W.G., eds., The Petroleum System- From Source to Seal: AAPG Memoir #60, p. 73-92. Green, A.R., 1983, Future Petroleum Province Exploration, reprinted in: AAPG Treatise of Petroleum Geology Reprints Series, No. 2, Geologic Basins II, p. 64-72 Green, A.R., 1985, Integrated Sedimentary Basin Analysis, reprinted in: AAPG Treatise of Petroleum Geology Reprints Series, No. 2, Geologic Basins II, p. 73-84. Kingston, D.R., Dishroon, C.P., and Williams, P.A., 1983, Global Basin Classification System: AAPG, v. 67, p. 2175-2193 Classification: AAPG, v. 67, p. 2194-2198 MacKenzie, D., 1972, Primary Stratigraphic Traps in Sandstones: AAPG Mem #16, Stratigraphic Oil & Gas Fields, p.47-63. MacKenzie and Biggs, 1968, Bell Creek Field, Montana; AAPG, V. 52, P. 1869-1887. Martinsen, R.S.,1995, Summary of published literature on anomalous pressures: implications for the study of pressure compartments, in Orteleva, P.,ed.,Basin Compartments and Seals: AAPG Memoir 61, p.27-38. Otis, R.M. and Schneidermann, N., 1997, A Process for Evaluating Exploration Prospects: AAPG v. 81, p. 1087-1109 Pedry, J., 1975, Tensleep Sandstone Stratigraphic-Hydrodynamic Traps, Northwest Bighorn Basin, Wyoming; Wyo. Geol. Assoc. Guidebook, p. 117-127. Rose, Peter R., l987, Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty in Exploration: How Can We Improve?: AAPG v. 71, p. 1-16. Sonnenberg,S.,and R.Weimer, l981, Tectonics, Sedimentation, and Petroleum Potential, Northern Denver Basin; Colorado School of Mines Quarterly, v. 76, no. 2., 45 p. Stonley, R., 1981, Petroleum: The Sedimentary Basin, reprinted in: AAPG Treatise of Petroleum Geology Reprints Series, No. 1, Geologic Basins I, p. 102-122. Surdam, R., S. Boese, and L. Crossey, l984, The Chemistry of Secondary Porosity; AAPG Mem # 37, Clastic Diagenesis, p. 127-149. Surdam, R.C., Z.S. Jiao, and R. S. Martinsen, 1995, The regional pressure regime in Cretaceous Sandstones and shales in the Powder River Basin: AAPG MEMOIR # 61, P. 213-233. Swanson, D.C., 1972, Integrated Approach to Search for Stratigraphic Traps, AAPG Memoir # 16, Stratigraphic
Tissot, B.P., l984, Recent Advances in Petroleum Geochemistry Applied to Hydrocarbon Exploration: AAPG, v.68,p.545-563. Wilson, H.H., l977, "Frozen-In" Hydrocarbon Accumulations or Diagenetic Traps - Exploration Targets, AAPG, v.61, p. 483-491. Oil and Gas Fields, p.29-41. Weimer, R.J., 1984, Relation of unconformities, tectonics, and Sea-level changes, Cretaceous of Western Interior, U.S.A. in, Interregional Unconformities and Hydrocarbon Accumulation, Schlee, J.S., ed. AAPG Memoir 36, p. 7-35. Willis, D.G., 1982, Entrapment of Petroleum, reprinted in, AAPG Treatise of Petroleum Geology Reprint Series, No. 6, Traps and Seals I, 1988, p.419-486. Outside Readings NOT on Reserve in Brinkerhoff Library Chenowith, P.A., 1972, Unconformity Traps, in, AAPG Memoir #16, Stratigraphic Oil and Gas Fields, p. 42-46. Hubbert, M.K., l953, Entrapment of Petroleum Under Hydrodynamic Conditions, AAPG, v. 37, p. 1954-2026. Kingston, D.R., Dishroon, C.P., and Williams, P.A., 1983, Hydrocarbon Plays and Global Basin
REVISED TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE SPRING 2009 1/13 INTRO 1/15 Porosity & pore systems 1/20 Permeability 1/22 No Class (RSM Denver) 1/26 Water - MAKE UP LECTURE 6 pm 1/27 Oil & Gas 1/28 Temperature/Pressure MAKE UP LECTURE 6 pm 1/29 Organic Matter, review for Exam #1 2/3 Maturation 2/5 EXAM #1 through Organic Matter- 7 lectures. (RSM Houston) 2/10 Source Rocks/Alternation in the Reservoir 2/12 Review Exam # 1, Capillary Pressure 2/17 Primary Migration 2/19 Secondary Migration/Trapping 2/24 Traps- Structural 2/26 Traps Stratigraphic 3/2 Review for Exam # 2 TBA 3/3 EXAM # 2 through Stratigraphic Traps -7 lectures. (RSM Denver) 3/5 Traps- Hydrodynamic & Combination 3/10 Traps Combination & Unconventional 3/12 Review exam # 2, give out Sheepherder 3/16-20 SPRING BREAK 3/24 Sedimentary basins 3/26 Petroleum Systems 3/31 Reservoir Energy 4/2 Development Geology 4/7 Improved &Enhanced Recovery, Play summary charts due. 4/9 Enhanced Recovery 4/14 Petroleum Resources, Reserves, Risk and Uncertainty 4/16 Review for Exam # 3 4/21 EXAM # 3 (from Strat traps to last lecture- 9 lectures) 4/23 Return Exam # 3, review for Final exam 4/28 Kongolo Presentations, final exam pt 1 handed out 4/30 Final Exam Pt 2