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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

GEOL 606 - Petroleum Geology


Principles and techniques employed in the discovery and exploitation of hydrocarbon resources. Topics include integrative petroleum system analysis, formation and migration of hydrocarbons, geophysical methods of exploration, sedimentary basin analysis, subsurface mapping, and drilling. Student should be competent in stratigraphy, structural geology, geophysics, and chemistry prior to enrollment.

Credits: 3