GEOL 4440: Petroleum Geoscience and Engineering
(Dual-listed with GEOL 5440).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 2.
The geoscience and engineering aspects of exploration, development, and production of hydrocarbon resources around the world, as well as the historical and legal frameworks through which the industry has developed. Broader discussions of safety, risk, uncertainty, cost, and integrity as relevant to the petroleum industry. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)