Undergraduate Course: Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic (CSEM) Methods (EASC11003)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Earth Science |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This is a new course based on practical industry experience of the application of CSEM methods to petroleum exploration onshore and offshore. This material is not being taught elsewhere. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 50 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | Lecture | 1-11 | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Why EM surveying is complementary to seismic surveying; why it can reduce exploration risk; optimisation of field parameters for maximum signal/noise ratio; methods to reduce organized noise, e.g cultural noise (50 Hz, 60 Hz and harmonics) magnetotelluric noise, and the air wave; the need for, and limitations of, forward modelling (1-D, 2-D, 3-D) and inversion. |
Assessment Information
| Assessment by written examination |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Injects fresh new teaching material with industrial applications. May appeal to students from other schools. |
| Syllabus |
Core: Role of fluids in rocks (resistivity, hydrocarbon saturation and Archie&©s law); propagation of electromagnetic (EM) waves in a conducting earth; the air wave; CSEM surveying techniques; feasibility of detecting a buried resistive target; CSEM data analysis and interpretation. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Regular lectures with tutorials |
| Keywords |
Maxwell's equations resistivity EM propagation petroleum exploration |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Anton Ziolkowski
Tel: (0131 6)50 8511
Email: anton.ziolkowski@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: emma.latto@ed.ac.uk |
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