Geologic examples will be used to explain the application of these logging tools. The effects of porosity, permeability, mineral, and fluid content to log response in various types of reservoirs will be developed. This course is open only to those students whose major undergraduate study was in subjects other than geology. Laboratory and field trip course. Overview of historical geology and its relationship to sedimentation, structural geology, stratigraphy, and plate tectonics.
Laboratory includes sedimentary rocks, paleontology, structural, and stratigraphic problems.
This course cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements for geosciences majors. Laboratory and field trip course. Application of airborne and satellite remote sensing for understanding the surface of the earth. Focus on interpretation of images obtained by passive and active imaging systems using electromagnetic radiation, especially visible, infra-red, and radar. A multidisciplinary course examining the geological development of a region of the Earth.