Petroleum Geology

Upon completion of this section, you should be able to:

• Explain how organic matter is transformed into hydrocarbons

• Discriminate between the types of kerogen

• Understand and explain the various stages of petroleum formation

• List and evaluate the methods of source rock evaluation

• Describe subsurface geochemical logging

• Provide guidelines for geochemical log interpretation

• Understand how petroleum migrate from source rock to stratigraphic trap

• Understand the components required to form a petroleum reservoir

• Explain how pressure and temperature affect the fluids in a reservoir

• Classify a crude oil based on its chemical and physical characteristics

• Understand and explain the geological factors concerning water

saturation

• Describe the various trapping mechanisms

• List the types of geological maps used in delineating petroleum reservoirs