PETROENG 2005 - Sedimentology & Stratigraphy for Petrol Engineers

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2014

The course covers applications of sedimentology and stratigraphy to petroleum exploration and development. It includes an introduction to sedimentary rocks, reservoir quality, details of depositional environments (processes, structures and deposits), sequence stratigraphic methods of correlation, seismic stratigraphy and basic 3D reservoir modelling techniques. The class will undertake two Saturday field trips in lieu of two weeks of lectures and practical classes. This course is an essential introduction to sedimentology and stratigraphy for those wishing to become petroleum engineers.

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Course Details

Course Code	PETROENG 2005
Course	Sedimentology & Stratigraphy for Petrol Engineers
Coordinating Unit	Australian School of Petroleum & Energy Resources
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 5 hours per week and 2 Saturday field trips
Assumed Knowledge	PETROENG 1005
Restrictions	Available to BE(Petroleum) students only
Assessment	assignments, field trip write-ups, exam, mid-semester test

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor Kathryn Amos

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Lecture and Discussion Classes:
Tuesdays 16.10 – 17.00, Ingkarni Wardli 218 Collaborative Teaching Suite
Fridays 10.10 – 12.00 , Medical School South SG16 Stirling Lecture Theatre

Practical Classes:
Default practical class: Wednesday 13.00 – 15.00 Engineering and Maths EM205

Weeks 5 and 7 practical classes:
Group 1: Tuesday 13.00 – 15.00 Ingkarni Wardli B23 CAT Suite 3
Group 2: Tuesday 13.00 – 15.00 Ingkarni Wardli 234 CAT Suite 6

Weeks 8 and 9 practical classes:
Group 1: Tuesdays 13.00 – 15.00 Santos Petroleum Engineering Building 1.06 (Lab)
Group 2: Wednesdays 13.00 – 15.00 Santos Petroleum Engineering Building 1.06 (Lab)

Fieldtrips:
Saturday 6th September and Saturday 18th October. Meet at 9.15am on campus (Gate 9 Victoria Drive). We’ll aim to be back for 4pm.

In the schedule below (‘learning activities summary’), you’ll see that some classes will be cancelled in order to make up for the Saturday fieldtrips. However, these dates might change during the first few of weeks of Semester; if this happens, Dr Amos will notify you via MyUni.

Course Learning Outcomes

1	Learn the key aspects of sedimentology that are fundamental to understanding petroleum systems on a range of scales, from grains to depositional environments.
2	Be able to apply this understanding to the description of sedimentary rocks in order to deduce depositional processes and environments.
3	Apply this understanding to the analysis of subsurface data through practical exercises and fieldwork.
4	Evaluate the importance of sedimentology and stratigraphy for 3D reservoir modelling and the exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner.	1
An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems.	2,3
Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication.	2,3,4
A proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies.	3
A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life.	1,2,3,4

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Pencils, coloured pencils and an eraser to be brought to all lectures and practical classes. PDFs of lecture material and additional reading.

Recommended Resources

Recommended primary reference book:
Nichols, G. (2009) Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (2nd Edition). Wiley-Blackwell, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chichester, UK. 419p.

Other useful references:
Boggs, S., Jr. (2006) Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4th Edition). Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. 662p.

Emery, D. & Myers, K.J. (Eds.), 1996. Sequence Stratigraphy. Blackwell, Oxford.

Miall, A.D., 2000. Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis, Springer, New York (3rd edition).

Posamentier, H.W. & Allen, G.P., 1999. Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy - Concepts and Applications. SEPM Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, 7, 216 p.

Walker, R. G. and James, N. P. (Eds.), 1992. Facies Models: response to sea-level change. Geological Association of Canada, Geotext 1, 409 p.

Both the Nichols (2009) and Boggs (2006) text books are excellent, and easy to read. The main reason the Nichols (2009) book is recommended as the primary reference is that it is less than half the price of Boggs (2006). If you are using these in the library, they are both excellent.

Online Learning

Lectures, practicals and other material will be available on MyUni ()
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Lectures are supported by problem-solving practical classes and field trips, developing material covered in lectures. Exam-style questions on the topic just taught will be provided at the end of each weeks lecture class, for group discussion at the start of the next weeks lecture class.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging
appropriately with the course requirements.

During the designated lecture time, there will be some group discussions and brief practical exercises (e.g. using blogs on MyUni and GoogleEarth, preparing digital presentations). It is
strongly recommended that the lecture material is revised during the week
following the lecture. This is encouraged by the provision of revision
questions each week, and dedicated in-class time for discussion and questions. Practical
classes will involve exercises that involve application of knowledge taught in
the lectures. Many of these exercises will require time outside of class time
to finish.

Two full-day fieldtrips will take place in lieu of some classes. Revision,
planning and writing of a short assignment will require work to be done outside
of class time.

Learning Activities Summary

The structure of this course changes each year, in response to student feedback. Changes to the structure of content covered in the different timetable slots may be made as the course progresses. Any changes will be discussed in class and significant alterations will be posted on MyUni. AALD = Accelerated Academic Language Development workshops.

Please collect printed Course Profile notes from level 2, which include weekly session details.

Specific Course Requirements

This course includes two field trips, on Saturday 6th Sept and Saturday 18th Oct. We will leave from the University early on these days, and return in the late afternoon. Geoscience is best learnt in the field, and these field trips will make a big difference to your depth of understanding of material taught in lectures and practical classes. All students must complete and sign the ‘Field Trips & Excursions Acknowledgement Form’ which addresses OHS&W issues before they are allowed to take part in any field trip or excursion. Students under 18 years must have the form signed by a parent or legal guardian.

Small Group Discovery Experience

Several of the practical & field excercises run during this course are designed in order to facilitate small group discovery.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

The course will be assessed with a weighting of 50% on material assessed during semester, and 50% based on the results of the final exam.

Assessment Related Requirements

N/A

Assessment Detail

The material submitted during semester will include:

- a written assignment (worth 15% of the final mark), and
- a number of practical exercises, an assessed presentation, and a sequence stratigraphy report (together = 30% of the final mark). These may not all be assessed; you will not be told which. Feedback will be provided on all work submitted. You will obtain 0.5% of the final grade for this course for each of these that you hand in.

There will be an in-class test which will contribute 5% of your final mark for the course. This in-class test was added for the first time in 2012, at the request of previous students, and has had positive feedback since then. I hope that the inclusion of this test will enhance your learning during the first part of the course, and that results will provide you with useful feedback on your understanding of course content. The in-class test questions will be formatted in a similar way to the final exam, to help familiarise you with this (along with the exam-style questions each week).

The written assignment will be a short report with the title ‘Sedimentologic Controls on Reservoir Quality’. This will draw on material taught during the first six weeks of the course. The AALD workshops are included in order to directly help you with the academic reading and writing skills you’ll need to develop for this, and for the remainder of your degree and future career. A detailed assessment rubric for the written assignment will be provided via MyUni.

The final exam writing time will be 120 minutes. It will be a closed book exam. You will need to bring a pen and pencil, plus a set of coloured pencils. Questions will be in a similar format to the revision questions, mid-semester in-class test, and practical exercises provided throughout the course.

IN-CLASS TIME	TASK	SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Week 2 Prac	Interpreting the petrography of sandstones	In class, Week 3 Wednesday 13th August
Week 5	Group Presentations	Via MyUni, Week 5, 4:00pm Friday 29th August
	In-Class Test	In class, Week 6 Tuesday 2nd September, 4:00-5:00pm
Week 6 Prac	Identification of depositional environments from graphic sedimentary logs	Drop box in ASP, Week 7 Wednesday 10th September, 4:00pm
	Written assignment 'Sedimentologic Controls on Reservoir Quality'	Electronic Submission, MyUni, 4:00pm Monday 6th October (Week 9)
Week 10 Prac and both Saturday field Trips	Focus on Sequence stratigraphy. This short report will require integration of content taught in Modules 6, 8 and 9, and observations recorded during the two Saturday fieldtrips.	Electronic submission via MyUni. Monday 27th October, 4:00pm
Week 12 Prac	Multi-scenario depositional models	Submit before leaving the prac class (29th October)

AALD WORKSHOPS - Accelerating Academic Language Development

Learning Objective: By the end of these workshops, you will have learnt a method of
using your readings to accelerate your academic writing development.

You will be given the opportunity to submit two tasks related to the written assignment. These will not be assessed; their purpose is to assist you develop the skills involved in this assignment, to encourage you to work on this assignment as the course progresses, and so that I can provide you with feedback as you work on this.

Week 2	AALD Workshop 1 - How to deconstruct densely written formal academic language	n/a
Week 3	AALD workshop 2 - deconstructing an article - deconstructing the title of your written assignment	Exercise submission of feedback (not assessed): draft outline for your written report assignment Due: 4:00pm 21st August via MyUni
Week 6	AALD workshop 3 - the structure of an Introduction section - paragraph structure	Exercise submission for feedback (not assessed): Write a paragraph of your report (it can be any paragraph) Due: 4:00pm 11th September via MyUni
Week 7	AALD workshop 4 - a great tool for academic writing: re-usable language There will be time for a problem-solving Q&A session at the end.	n/a

Submission

Submission of Work for Assessment
Assessed work should be submitted as instructed; either in hardcopy or via MyUni. All work submitted for assessment is required to have a completed copy of the ASP assessment coversheet. This should be signed (either physically or electronically) to indicate you have read the University policy statement on plagiarism, collusion and related forms of cheating.

Extensions for Assessment Tasks
Extensions of deadlines for assessment tasks may be allowed for reasonable causes. Such situations would include compassionate and medical grounds of the severity that would justify the awarding of a supplementary examination. Evidence for the grounds must be provided when an extension is requested. Students are required to apply for an extension to the Course Co-ordinator before the assessment task is due. Extensions will not be provided on the grounds of poor prioritising of time.

Penalty for Late Submission of Assessment Tasks
Assessment tasks must be submitted by the stated deadlines. There will be a penalty for late submission of assessment tasks. The submitted work will be marked ‘without prejudice’ and 10% of the obtained mark will be deducted for each working day (or part of a day) that an assessment task is late, up to a maximum penalty of 50% of the mark attained. An examiner may elect not to accept any assessment task that a student wants to submit after that task has been marked and feedback provided to the rest of the class.

Provision of Feedback to Students
- Feedback will be provided in each lecture through the use of anonymous student response ‘clicker’ devices.

- Exam-style questions (unmarked; for revision purposes only) will be provided each week, and subsequently discussed in class; these will enable students to evaluate their comprehension of
material taught and ability to answer exam-style questions.

- Students will be taken through stages of work necessary for the largest written assignment (worth 15%) in class, and encouraged to submit aspects of this (i) a paragraph, and (ii) a draft structure, on which feedback will be provided prior to submission of the final assignment. Both academic course content and writing skills development will be focused on in four AALD workshops.

- I will provide feedback on practical-class exercises, group presentations and the in-class test within two weeks of their submission. The written assessment is likely to take longer to mark, but this will be done as speedily as is possible.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through .

Student Feedback

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