541-3003/02 – Micropaleontology in Petroleum Industry (MNP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Students will learn about the various groups of microfossils, morphology and use. They are able to analyze the suitability of the methods used for a particular material and purpose.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The aim is to acquire knowledge about groups of microfossils used in the oil industry, possibilities of their use in stratigraphy, evaluation of hydrocarbon potential and in palaeoecological analyzes.
Compulsory literature:
BILAL U. HAQ, ANNE BOERSMA. Introduction to Marine Micropaleontology. Elsevier Science, 1998.
JANSONIUS J. Palynology: principles and application. AASP, Salt Lake City, 1996.
TYSON R. Sedimentary Organic Matter, Organic facies and palynofacies. Springer, Netherlands, 1995.
MARTIN R.E. Environmental Micropaleontology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2012.
Recommended literature:
ARMSTRONG H.A. Microfossils. Wiley-Blackwell, 2005.
BEAUDOIN A. B.; M. J. HEAD, The Palynology and Micropalaeontology of Boundaries. Geological Society of London, 2004.
MARTIN, R.E. Environmental Micropaleontology. Springer-Verlag, New York, 2012.
TRAVERSE A. Paleopalynology. Springer Netherlands, 2007.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Samostatná práce na cvičeních, písemný test, ústní zkouška
E-learning
Other requirements
Individual work on exercises.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Micropaleontology - introduction
2. Algae with inorganic wall
3. Algae with organic wall
4. Akritarchs and chitinozoans
5. Foraminifera
6. Pollen and spores
7. Palynology
8. Palynofacies
9. Palynofacial analysis
10. Methods of determination of thermal conversion of organic matter
11. Kerogen - origin, classification
12. Micropaleontology in oil industry
13. Micropaleontology and stratigraphy
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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