{"id":491,"date":"2016-09-08T13:01:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/?p=491"},"modified":"2019-08-31T12:43:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T12:43:47","slug":"fundamentals-petroleum-geology-syllabus-vtu-beb-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/fundamentals-petroleum-geology-syllabus-vtu-beb-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology Syllabus for VTU BE\/B.Tech CBCS 2015-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology Syllabus for VTU BE\/B.Tech Petrochem Engineering\u00a0third sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Subject Code<\/th>\n<th>\u00a015PC36<\/th>\n<th>IA Marks<\/th>\n<th>20<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of Lecture Hours\/Week<\/td>\n<td>04<\/td>\n<td>Exam Marks<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Number of Lecture Hours<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>Exam Hours<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>CREDITS &#8211; 04 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Course Objectives: This course enables students to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have basic understanding of broad array of tools used in the search for and production of hydrocarbon reserves<\/li>\n<li>Learn the principles of mapping a subsurface reservoir and estimating the volumetric.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Content<\/th>\n<th>Contact Hours<\/th>\n<th>Blooms Taxonomy<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Module -1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>_<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Introduction to earth science &#8211; Origin of earth. Nature and properties of minerals and rocks. Sedimentation and sedimentary environment. Stratigraphy and geological time scale. Introduction of plate tectonics.<\/td>\n<td>10 Hours<\/td>\n<td>L1, L2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Module -2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>_<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download iStudy App (No Ads, No PDFs) for complete VTU syllabus, results, timetables and all other updates.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>10 Hours<\/td>\n<td>L1, L2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Module -3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>_<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subsurface Environment \u2013 Formation fluids \u2013 Composition, temperature, pressure and dynamics. Traps and Seals. The Reservoir. Generation and Migration and Distribution<\/td>\n<td>10 Hours<\/td>\n<td>L1, L2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Module -4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>_<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Exploration Methods &#8211; Well drilling. Formation Evaluation. Geophysical. Borehole Seismic and 4D Seismic. Subsurface geology.<\/td>\n<td>10 Hours<\/td>\n<td>L1, L2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Module -5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>_<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Non-conventional petroleum resources and reserve estimation. \u2013 Plastic and solid hydrocarbons. Tar sands. Oil and gas shales. Coal bed methane. Assessment of reserves.<\/td>\n<td>10 Hours<\/td>\n<td>L1, L2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Course Outcomes:<\/strong> At the end of the course students are able to understand how geologists\u00a0conduct the search for petroleum resources through the value chain or the life cycle of a\u00a0petroleum resource.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Attributes (as per NBA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engineering Knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Problem Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Design\/development of solutions (Partly)<\/li>\n<li>Interpretation of data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Question paper pattern:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The question paper will have Ten questions in total<\/li>\n<li>Each full question consists of 16 marks.<\/li>\n<li>There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each\u00a0module.<\/li>\n<li>Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.<\/li>\n<li>The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from\u00a0each module.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Text Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cox, P.A., \u201cThe Elements on Earth\u201d, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1995.<\/li>\n<li>Wilson, M., Igneous Petrogenesis\u201d, Unwin Hyman, London 1989.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reference Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boggs, S., \u201cPrinciples of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy\u201d, second edition, Merrill\u00a0Publishing Co., Toronto, 1995.<\/li>\n<li>Krumblein, W.C. and Sloss, L.L., \u201cStratigraphy and Sedimentation\u201d, second edition W.H.\u00a0Freeman and Co., 1963.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For all other BE\/B.Tech 3rd Sem Subject syllabus do follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/vtu-third-3rd-sem-petrochem-engineering\/\">VTU 3rd Sem BE \/ B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Petrochem Engineering Group.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about all VTU updates please stay connected to us on FB and don\u2019t hesitate to ask any questions in the comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology Syllabus for VTU BE\/B.Tech Petrochem Engineering\u00a0third sem complete syllabus covered here. 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