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INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM GEOLOGY. GEOLOGY APLIED TO RESERARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROCARBONS. THE ROLO OF HYDROCARCON ENERGY IN THE PRESENT DAY SOCIETY. STATISTICS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS. THE ROLE OF THE PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST. NATURE ANS ORIGIN OF HYDROCARBONS. HYDROCARBON COMPOSITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION. THE PETROLEUM ACCUMULATION CYCLE. ORGANIC AND INORGANIC NATURE. SOURCE ROCKS. PRINCIPLES OF TRASFORMATION OF ORGANIC MATTER INTO HYDROCARBONS. MIGRATION PROCESSES AND TRAPPING. ACCUMULTION OF PETROLEUM. RESERVOIR ROCKS. HYDROCARBON TRAPS ANS THEIR CLASSIFICATION. WELL LOGS TYPES AND INTERPRETATION. SEISMIC EXPLORATION. RESEARCH TECHNIQUES RELATED TO GEOLOGICAL CONTEXTS. PREPARATION OF BALANCED CROSS SECTIONS AND THEIR RESTORATION. PRACTICAL WORK. ONE DAY FIELD TRIP TO OUTCROPS OF SOURCE ROCKS, RESERVOIR ROCKS AND VISIT TO AN ACTIVE OIL FIELD.

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