GEOL331-07S1 (C) Semester One 2007

Principles of Basin Analysis

14 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 26 February 2007
End Date: Sunday, 1 July 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 11 March 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 May 2007

Description

An introduction to the principles, methods and tools of basin analysis.

In this course we will address basin analysis and the techniques used to reconstruct the depositional and post-depositional history. The lecture programme will include: basin formation and tectonic setting; sequence stratigraphy and relative sea level change; seismic reflection; burial history, diagenesis and large-scale fluid flow; and coal and hydrocarbon maturation. Practical work will include laboratory exercises to complement the various components of the lecture course.

What the course entails:
Two lectures and one laboratory class per week.

What you need for this course:
The prerequisites for GEOL331 are GEOL235 plus an additional 11 points from GEOL232-236. Recommended preparation is completion of GEOL232 and GEOL236. Students taking GEOL331 are also strongly recommended to take GEOL351, GEOL352 and GEOL334.

What this course gets you into:
GEOL331 is a useful course if you wish to proceed to GEOL477 "Sediment Transport and Deposition", GEOL478 "Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins", GEOL  483 "Coal and Petroleum Geology", and ENGE480 "Environmental and Engineering Geophysics".

Learning Outcomes

  • The course will focus on large-scale basin analysis of both ancient and modern basins.  Students successfully completing this course will:

  • Gain an understanding of tectonic settings and subsidence mechanisms for sedimentary basins
  • Learn the basic principles of seismic reflection theory and data acquisition, as well as an introduction to seismic stratigraphic interpretation and sequence stratigraphy
  • Learn about the controls on and evidence of petroleum and coal maturation
  • Become familiar with a number of case studies in basin analysis and tectonics drawn from the development of New Zealand from 100 Ma to the present.

Prerequisites

GEOL235 plus 11 additional points from GEOL232-GEOL238. RP: GEOL234 and GEOL236

Recommended Preparation

Timetable Note

Laboratories will be held in the 300-level laboratory - Room 217, Level 2 Geological Sciences.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Kari Bassett

Lecturers

Timothy Moore and Jarg Pettinga

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Lab assessment #1 14 Mar 2007 7.5% Lab assessment #1
Lab assessment #2 28 Mar 2007 7.5% Lab assessment #2
Lab assessment #3 09 May 2007 15% Lab assessment #3
Lab assessment #4 23 May 2007 10% Laboratory assessment #4
Lab assessment #5 06 Jun 2007 10% Lab assessment #5
Final examination 50% Final examination

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Allen, P. A. , Allen, John R; Basin analysis : principles and applications ; Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1990.

Busby, Catherine. , Ingersoll, Raymond V; Tectonics of sedimentary basins ; Blackwell Science, 1995.

Miall, Andrew D; Principles of sedimentary basin analysis ; 3rd updated and enl. ed; Springer, 2000.

Taylor, G. H. , Glick, D. C; Organic petrology : a new handbook incorporating some revised parts of Stach's Textbook of coal petrology ; Gebruder Borntraeger, 1998.

Course links

Library portal

Notes

GEOL 331 is a useful course if you wish to proceed to GEOL 477 "Sediment Transport and Deposition", GEOL 478 "Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins", GEOL  483 "Coal and Petroleum Geology", and ENGE 480 "Environmental and Engineering Geophysics".

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $534.00

International fee $2,369.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Geological Sciences .

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