Semester VII Syllabus

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Semester VII

PE 701: Petroleum system

Composition and characteristics of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons

Origin of petroleum, thermogenic, biogenic, inorganic, source rocks,

nature and types, characterization, evaluation of source rock potential.

Maturation, concepts, qualitative and quantitative evaluation, chemical

and optical methods of kerogen and bitumen analysis, diagenesis, catagenesis

and metagenesis, TTI concept.

Migration of petroleum, primary and secondary, mechanics of oil and

gas movement through pore space.

Reservoir rocks, clastic, carbonate and unconventional reservoirs, cap

rocks, thickness vs. effectiveness, transgressive shales as cap rocks.

Entrapment, geological framework, mechanics of entrapment, structural,stratigraphic and combination traps.

Concept of tilted owc; role of organic geochemistry in petroleum

exploration.

Books recommended:

Ravi Bastia, Geologic settings and petroleum Systems of India east coast

offshore basins- concepts and application.

Jutshi P.L. and Pawar M.S., Geology of petroleum basins of India,

Bhagwan Sahay, Petroleum exploration and exploitation practices,

PE 702: Seismic stratigraphy and facies analysis

Seismic sections, plotting, display, events, isochronal and isopach maps,

identification of geological structures, structural and stratigraphic traps;

pitfalls in interpretation.

Hydrocarbon indicators, bright spots, seismic attributes, AVO, reflector

curvature, AVO attributes and interpretation;

vertical seismic profiling (VSP), equipment, configurations, deviated well,walk away, offset VSP etc; processing of VSP data, applications in hydrocarbon

exploration;

3D seismic exploration; survey design and acquisition, data processing;

3d refraction, static corrections, azimuth dependence of moveout velocities,

3d dip move out correction, velocity analysis, 3d residual static corrections,

migration and trace interpolation, 3d post stack migration; interpretation, time

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slices, 3d visualization, removal of opacity, seed detection, structural and

stratigraphic interpretation, geological interpretation.

Seismic stratigraphy, stratigraphic patterns, geological sea level change

model, depositional patterns and lithology, seismic sequence;

Seismic facies, reflection character, simple and complex reflection

configuration; seismic reflection character analysis, amplitude and continuity;

synthetic seismogram, modeling concepts, high resolution seismic

surveys, shallow engineering surveys and suitable energy sources;

4c, 4d recording, seismic tomography, seismic anisotrophy, effects of

anisotropy on AVO;

generation and recording of shear waves, energy sources, shear wave

geophones, recording, processing and section plotting, interpretation Vp/Vs as

lithology indicator, hydrocarbons and engineering applications.

Application of reflection method for oil and gas, ground water, coal,

mineral deposits and gas hydrates etc., engineering applications and crustalstudies.

Books recommended:

1. Payton, C.E, 1977, Seismic stratigraphy Applications to hydrocarbon

exploration, Memoir of the American association of petroleum geologists

26, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2. Robert E Sheriff, 1982, Seismic stratigraphy, The English Book Depot,

Dehra Dun

3. Oz Yilmaz, 2001, Seismic data analysis, Society of Exploration

Geophysicists, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

PE 703: Drilling technology

Types of wells; exploration, appraisal and development, deviated holes,

horizontal and multilaterals.

Types of drilling rigs; their structure and tools, onshore, very shallow

water, shallow water, deep water and ultra deep water environments.

Drilling methods; pre-drill operations in on land and offshore

environments, planning and execution of drilling operations - conventionalwells, horizontal wells and multilateral wells, drilling fluids, drilling hazards and

their management, health, safety and environmental aspects, well

completions

Books recommended:

Handbook of drilling technology terms and phrases. Compiled by DEW.

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PE 704: Sedimentary basins of India

Types of petroliferous basins, relationship between basin type and

hydrocarbon prospectivity;

structural evolution of Indian sub continent in light of plate tectonics;

Tectonic and stratigraphic evolution of petroliferous basins of India;

On land: Cambay, Rajasthan, Vindhyan, Satpura, Ganga, Bengal, Assam,

Assam-Arakan, Offshore: Konkan-Kerala, Mumbai offshore, Cauvery, Krishna-

Godavari, Mahanadi, Andaman; Global hydrocarbon scenario with special

reference to India;

Geographical distribution pattern of hydrocarbon reserves and their impact onglobal politics.

Books recommended:

Bhandari, L.L., Venkatachala, B.S., Kumar, R., Swamy, S.N., Garga, P. and

Srivastava, D.C. (Eds.) Petroliferous Basins of India, 3 volumes, published by

Keshava Deva Malaviya Institute of Petroleum exploration, ONGC, Dehradun.

Biswas, S.K., Dave, A., Garg, P., Pandey, J., Maithani, A. and Thomas, N.J.

(Eds.). Proceedings of 2nd Seminar on Petroliferous Basins of India, Dehra

Dun, Dec.18-20, 1991, Vol.1, 1993, Indian Petroleum Publishers, Dehra Dun.

Singh, L. Oil and Gas Field of India, 2000, Indian Petroleum Publishers, Dehra

Dun.

PE 705: Oil and gas field development

Classification of hydrocarbon reserves, reservoir characterization -

principles and methods;

Reservoir modelling - static modelling, reservoir dynamics, phase

relationships;

Well spacing and pattern concepts; reservoir simulation dynamic modeling;Well completion techniques, reservoir monitoring; reservoir management,

production logging, well repair jobs;

Reservoir simulation techniques/productivity improvement techniques,

development economics, development geophysics concepts.

Enhanced oil recovery, concept, methods, by passed oil identification and

exploitation.

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PE 706: Petroleum system practical :

PE 707: Seismic stratigraphy practical

Study of seismic section.

Identification of reflectors, horizons and geological structures on seismic

sections.

Generation of synthetic seismograms on computers.

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Semester VII Syllabus