Hydrocarbon Exploration

Elhamy Tarabees, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University

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Summary

To detect the hydrocarbon reservoir, structure traps should be detected. Seismic reflection profiles can be used to illustrate the structure image for the subsurface layers and hence, find out structure traps for oil.
key words: Seismic reflection profiles, structural traps, oil potentialities,...

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Context

Audience

Undergraduate required course in structural geology, geophysical exploration, Oil, Stratigraphy

Skills and concepts that students must have mastered

Seismic reflection technique and data acquisition, Different types of oil traps

How the activity is situated in the course

A part of a sequence of exercises

Goals

Content/concepts goals for this activity

Students should find out the geometry of the subsurface boundary and trace the structure elements affected the study area.

Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity

critical evaluation of competing models and development of computer models

Other skills goals for this activity

Working in groups and writing reports

Description and Teaching Materials

seismic_section_iii (a 417 by 515 pixel WebP)
teapot (a 421 by 475 pixel WebP)


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Assessment

The final model and report given by the student

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