All candidates after attending this course should be able to:

1. Define Geology as a science & all included sciences as structural geology, sedimentology …etc.

2. Know the origin of earth.

3. Describe the structure of the earth, the composition of each layer & the relations between the layers.

4. Determine the elements that form earth's crust.

5.  Recognize the types of different rocks & the cycle which relate each other.

6. Recognize the main rock forming minerals.

7. Have a good knowledge about the geologic time record, paleogeography & paleontology.

8. Define the forces affecting the earth’s crust & the major tectonic events occurred in earth.

9. Recognize the main structural elements of the earth’s crust in both regional scale, macro scale & micro scale.

10. Understand each representative method of describing earth's structures & features like maps, cross sections & diagrams.

11. Describe the elements of the petroleum system.

1.     Definition of geology & it's related sciences.

2.     Origin of the universe, solar system & earth .

3.     Structure & composition of earth.

4.     Types of rocks & rock cycle.

5.     Earths age, types & methods of age dating.

6.     Geologic time scale.

7.     Introduction to paleontology.

·        Earths crustal motions & tectonic theories.

·        Earths paleogeography.

·        Earths structural elements, folds, faults & fractures.

8.     Recognition of structural elements in field.

9.     Recognition of structural elements on maps & satellite images.

10.  Representation of structural elements

·        Structural contour maps.

·        Structural cross sections.

·        Stereographic projections.

·        Rose diagrams.

11.  Introduction to rock forming minerals.

12.  Introduction to sedimentary petrology.

·        Clastic rocks.

·        Nonclastic rocks.

·        Rocks composition, texture & maturity.

13.  Agents affects sedimentation weathering, erosion transportation & deposition .

14.  Post depositional processes " Diagenesis ".

15.  Introduction to main sedimentary environments.

16.  Introduction to stratigraphy.

17.  Types & principles of earth's stratigraphy.

·        Biostratigraphy.

·        Chronostratigraphy.

·        Lithostratigraphy.

·        Sequence stratigraphy.

18.  Representation of stratigraphic elements.

·        Stratigraphic column.

·        Stratigraphic well logs.

·        Stratigraphic cross sections.

·        Stratigraphic stratigraphic well correlation.

·        Fence & panel diagrams.

19.  Origin of petroleum.

20.  Introduction to petroleum system elements.

·        Source rocks.

·        Reservoir rocks.

·        Seal rocks.

·        Petroleum traps.

·        Time factor.

21.  Introduction to reservoir evaluation & mapping.

22.  Introduction to remote sensing.

1.     Reservoir engineers

2.     Operation engineers

3.     Geophysicists

4.     Petrophysicists

5.     LWD & MWD engineers

6.     Mud engineers