Unit 1 Basic Geology 1
Lesson 1 Geology 1
Lesson 2 The Earth 5
Lesson 3 Earthquakes and Volcanoes 9
Lesson 4 Common Minerals 13
Lesson 5 The Earth's Resources 16
Lesson 6 Geologic Time Scale 19
Lesson 7 Stratigraphy and Paleontology 23
Lesson 8 Rocks 27
Lesson 9 Sedimentary Rocks 30
Lesson 10 Geophysics and Geochemistry 34
Lesson 11 Weathering and Erosion 38
Lesson 12 Transportation and Sedimentation 42
Lesson 13 Diagenesis 46
Lesson 14 Classification of Sedimentary Rocks 50
Lesson 15 Clastic Rocks 54
Lesson 16 Components of Carbonates 58
Lesson 17 Sedimentary Environments and Facies 62
Lesson 18 Continental Depositional Systems 66
Lesson 19 Marine Depositional Environment 70
Lesson 20 Sequence Stratigraphy 74
Lesson 21 Horizontal Stratum 78
Lesson 22 Tilted Stratum 82
Lesson 23 Folds 86
Lesson 24 Faults 91
Lesson 25 Fissures 95
Lesson 26 Diapirs 100
Lesson 27 Unconformities 104
Lesson 28 Continental Drift 109
Lesson 29 Plate Tectonics 114
Lesson 30 Tectonic Movements 118
Lesson 31 Geological Maps 122
Practice of Unit 1 126
Unit 2 Oil ＆ Gas Geology 137
Lesson 32 Oil and Gas 137
Lesson 33 Oil Field Water 141
Lesson 34 Origin of Oil and Gas 145
Lesson 35 Source Rock 149
Lesson 36 Reservoir Rock 153
Lesson 37 Seal Rock 157
Lesson 38 Traps 160
Lesson 39 Migration and Accumulation 164
Lesson 40 Global Distribution of Oil and Gas 168
Lesson 41 Sedimentary Basins 171
Lesson 42 Petroleum Systems 175
Lesson 43 Play and Prospect 179
Lesson 44 Three Steps in Seismic Exploration 183
Lesson 45 Well Logs 187
Lesson 46 Subsurface Maps 191
Lesson 47 Programs of Oil ＆ Gas Exploration 194
Lesson 48 Evaluation of Oil ＆ Gas Resources 198
Lesson 49 Petroleum Resources Management System 201
Lesson 50 Development Geology 205
Lesson 51 Reservoir Drives 209
Lesson 52 Enhanced Oil Recovery 213
Lesson 53 Reservoir Heterogeneity 218
Lesson 54 Reservoir Pressure 222
Lesson 55 Reservoir Characterization 225
Lesson 56 Drilling 229
Practice of Unit 2 233
Unit 3 Coal Geology 241
Lesson 57 Coal 241
Lesson 58 Minerals in Coal 245
Lesson 59 Macerals of Coal 248
Lesson 60 Origin of Macerals and Coal Lithotypes 252
Lesson 61 Outbursts of Rock,Coal and gas 256
Lesson 62 Coalfield Exploration 260
Lesson 63 Coalification 264
References 268
Glossary 269