James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2016

EA5650 - Sedimentary Environments and Energy Resources

Credit points: 03
Year: 2016
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: College of Science and Engineering

This subject presents a comprehensive overview of sedimentary environments and their significance for the formation of energy resources. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the context between sedimentary environments, stratigraphy and diagenesis for the formation and emplacement of coal, gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The subject includes a discourse through geological time to study past environments based on outcrops, core logs and seismic analysis.

Learning Outcomes

Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
EA3620 EA3650 EA5620

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coord/Lect: Assoc. Professor Eric Roberts.
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 39 hours practicals
    Assessment:end of semester exam (40%); assignments (20%); field report (20%); practical exercises (20%).

    Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.