JEM696 - GLOBAL BASIN CLASSIFICATIONS and OIL PLAYS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL BASIN CLASSIFICATIONS and OIL PLAYS | JEM696 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prequisites | NONE | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Other: comperative presentation | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof.Dr. İsmail Hakkı DEMİREL | |||||
| Course objective | The students will be informed about sedimentary basin formation, their thermal evolution and hydrocarbon (oil-gas) potential. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Sedimentary basin concept, geometry, sediment fill and basin forming mechanisms, classification of basins, interior continental basins, foreland basins, divergent and convergent margins basins, Tertiary deltas, petroleum characteristics of the basins and assessments of petroleum-prone basins. | |||||
| References | 1. Selley, R.C., Morrill, D.C. 1983. Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology GL 107 The Habitat of Hydrocarbons in Sedimentary Basins. IHRDC Video Library Modules in Petroleum Geology. TPAO Arama Kütüphanesi No:78, 117p. 2. Tissot, B. P. and Welte, D. H., 1984. Petroleum Formation and Occurrence. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokyo, (second revised and enlarged edition), 699s. 3. Bjorlykke, K., 1989.Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology, Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokyo, 363s. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sedimentary Basin Concept and definitions |
| Week 2 | Principles of Plate Tectonics |
| Week 3 | Basin Forming Mechanisms |
| Week 4 | Classification of Sedimentary Basins |
| Week 5 | Interior/Intracratonic Basins (Williston Basin) |
| Week 6 | Midterm |
| Week 7 | Foreland Basins (Permian Basin) |
| Week 8 | Divergent Margin Basins-Rift Basins (Suez Basin. Wiking Graben, North Sea) |
| Week 9 | Divergent Margin Basins-Pull-Apart Basins (Gabon Basin) |
| Week 10 | Convergent Margin Basins-Forearc, Backarc, Non-arc Basins (Sumatra Basin, Los Angeles Basin) |
| Week 11 | Collisional Basins (Maracaibo Basin) and Downwarp Basins (Gulf Coast Basin, Arabian-Iran Basin) |
| Week 12 | Midterm |
| Week 13 | Tertiary Deltas (Niger Delta) |
| Week 14 | Correlation of petroleum characteristics of Sedimentary Basins |
| Week 15 | Preparation to final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 10 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 38 | 38 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 10 | 7 | 70 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Total Workload | 28 | 103 | 225 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Student reaches, interprets and uses the information by using all aspects of scientific research techniques. | X | ||||
| 2. Student closely follows the science and technology, has in-depth knowledge on techniques and methods of the fields of earth sciences and engineering. | X | ||||
| 3. Student knows data collection techniques, if needed, fill in the limited or missing data sets by means of scientific techniques and use the data sets. | X | ||||
| 4. Student interprets and combines the information from different disciplines. | X | ||||
| 5. Student recognizes lifelong learning and universal values and is aware of new and emerging applications in earth sciences. | X | ||||
| 6. Student defines engineering problems and develops innovative methods on problem solving and design enhancement | X | ||||
| 7. Student, in addition to his/her ability to work independently, leads multidisciplinary team work, produces solutions for complex situations by taking responsibility. | X | ||||
| 8. Student has the ability of developing new and original ideas and methods. | X | ||||
| 9. Student uses the foreign language in verbal and written communication, at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B2. | X | ||||
| 10. Student presents the results of processes of a study with an open and systematic manner in the national and international scientific platforms. | X | ||||
| 11. Student respects rules of social and scientific ethics at all stages of his/her research, takes into account the social and environmental effects in engineering applications. | X | ||||
| 12. Student can design and organize experimental laboratory and field studies within the scope of his/her research. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest