Lecture Plan

Earth Science for Petroleum Engineers

[2 1 0] III B.Tech. PE (2008 2009)
Summer Course

Ashish Sarkar
Institute of Petroleum Technology, Gandhinagar 8th June 2009

Mineralogy
Elements of crystallography Elements of mineralogy Definition, physical properties, and

classification Physical characters and chemical composition of important rock forming minerals quartz, feldspars, pyroxenes, amphiboles, and micas

Petrology
Introduction and branches of petrology Igneous petrology textures, structures, and classification of common igneous rocks Sedimentary petrology textures, structures and classification of sedimentary rocks Metamorphic petrology agents of metamorphism, textures, structures and classification of metamorphic rocks

Structural Geology
Introduction to Structural Geology
Description, classification & Recognition of Folds, Faults, and Unconformities
Brief study of Joints, Fractures, &

Lineaments
Plate Tectonics & its Implications

Paleontology
Introduction to Paleontology

Morphology, evolution, ecology, and stratigraphic occurrence of common fossils

Stratigraphy
Introduction to Stratigraphy

Elementary principles of Stratigraphy

Geological Time Scale Stratigraphic units and correlation Stratigraphy of major geological units of India and their tectonic regimes

Suggested Reading
Mineralogy
Read H.H.: Rutleys Elements of Mineralogy Berry L.G.: Mason B., Dietrich R.V.: Mineralogy

Petrology
Sengupta S.M.: Introduction to Sedimentology Best M.G.: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

Structural geology
Hobbs B. E., Means W.D. & Williams P. F.: An Outline of Structural Geology M.P. Billings: Structural Geology

Suggested Reading (contd..)

Stratigraphy
Krishnan M.S.: Geology of India Ravindra Kumar: Fundamentals of Historical Geology and Stratigraphy of India

Paleontology
Ray Anis Kumar: Fossils in earth Sciences

For all subjects

Mukherjee P.K.: A Text Book of Geology G.B. Mahapatra: A Text Book of Geology

Gradation
Assessment (includes Attendance, 10% Assignment, Interaction, Conduct) Mid Term Examination End Term Examination 30% 50%

Practical (Carried from semester) 10%

Teaching Philosophy
No notes will be given To answer questions in the Examination one has to attend classes regularly

Few questions may be analytical

There may be open book/open note exams Silence in the class is mandatory