Project Course in Petroleum Geology | University of Stavanger

This course gives the student a fundamental and specialised knowledge in the project topic. The student will learn to understand the fundamentals of the used methods and the many aspects of data processing and interpretation.

Content

The topic will be decided on an individual basis and depends on the field of specialisation of the PhD candidate. The project topic may be a subfield of one or several of the following geoscientific disciplines:

Sequence stratigraphy and depositional systems, structural geology, petrography and geochemistry including mineralogy and isotope geochemistry, exploration geophysics and petrophysics, subsurface interpretation, geostatistics and decision analysis, construction of geomodels, and geospatial applications.

Subfields of geoscientific disciplines, or disciplines related to geosciences that are not mentioned here are also possible.

Learning outcome

After the course, the student should have fundamental and specialised knowledge in the project topic. The student should fully understand the fundamentals of the used methods and the many aspects of data processing and interpretation. The student should understand and be able to communicate the scientific and/or industrial importance of the project results on a broader scale than the actual project topic.

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Exam

Oral exam

Weight 1/1

Duration 45 Minutes

Marks Passed / Not Passed

Aid All

In agreement with the student, the supervisor of the PhD candidate defines the topic at the beginning of the course. The oral presentation may be official or unofficial (with or without audience).

Method of work

The student will work on an individual geoscientific project which is thematically related to the PhD project. The topic of the project must be such that the project results can be presented orally.

Open for

Technology and Natural Science - PhD programme

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue will be held in all courses or in selected groups of courses. The aim is to collect student feedback for improvements during the semester. In addition, a digital course evaluation must be conducted at least every three years to gather students’ experiences.

Contact

Course teacher:

Wiktor Waldemar Weibull

Offered by

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1

Project Course in Petroleum Geology (GEO907)

Facts

Introduction