Diagenesis of Sedimentary Rocks

Course

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/AM_450169

Course Objective


• To recognize the diagenetic processes and products.
• To familiarize yourself with the most common analytical techniques that are relevant for the study of the diagenetic history and the fluid flow pattern of reservoir rocks.
• To understand the link between diagenesis and rock properties.
• To gain an overview of applications of diagenetic studies in oil industry. At the end of this course, you should be able to:
• Characterize paleoenvironments during and just after the deposition of sediments.
• Understand sedimentary basin evolution (burial, fluids circulation) through time.
• Predict quality of carbonate reservoirs.

Course Content

The course will cover carbonates and their diagenetic products and is concerned primarily with the preservation potential of the main carbonate and detrital phases under marine, meteoric and burial diagenetic settings. As a consequence, the porosity evolution in sedimentary rocks will be of relevance to this course. This has both fundamental and applied aspects. The course will involve theoretical knowledge as well as case studies.

Teaching Methods

Classes and microscope practical

Method of Assessment

Written exam (70%) report of practical (30%)

Literature

Course notes and handout

Entry Requirements

Students are expected to have bachelor-level knowledge of:
• (carbonate) sedimentology
• stable isotope geochemistry
• petroleum geology
Academic year1/09/2431/08/25
Course level3.00 EC

Language of Tuition

  • English

Study type

  • Master