Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University
Syllabus & Course Curriculam
Syllabus & Course Curriculam
Course Type: MAJ-17
Semester: 8
Course Code: BGELMAJ17T
Course Title: Fuel Geology
(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1
Credit: 6
Practical/Theory: Theory
Course Objective: Natural fuels like coal, petroleum are traditional energy resources. These are regulators of fiscal health of a country. Nuclear fuels are strategic minerals.
Learning Outcome: Students will learn the genesis, mode of occurrence and exploration of these materials.
Fuel Geology
Unit I: Energy Resources
1. Different Sources of energy: Global and Indian scenario
Unit II: Coal
Definition and origin of Coal
Basic classification of coal.
Fundamentals of Coal Petrology - Introduction to macerals in coal
Proximate and Ultimate analysis
Unit III: Coal as a fuel
Concept of clean coal technology
Coal Bed Methane (CBM): Global and Indian scenario
Unit IV: Petroleum
Chemical composition and physical properties of crudes oil
Origin and migration of petroleum
Kerogen: Maturation of kerogen; Biogenic and Thermal effect
Unit V: Petroleum Reservoirs and Traps
Reservoir rocks: general attributes and petrophysical properties.
Cap Rocks: definition and general properties
Hydrocarbon traps: definition, Classification of hydrocarbon traps- structural, stratigraphic and combination
Time of trap formation and time of hydrocarbon accumulation.
Plate tectonics and global distribution of hydrocarbon reserves
Stratigraphy and structure of Krishna-Godavari basin, Cauvery basin and Bombay offshore basin and their potential for hydrocarbon exploration
Unit VI: Other fuels
Nuclear Fuel
Gas Hydrate
Reading References:
Chandra D. (2007). Chandra’s Textbook on applied coal petrology. Jijnasa Publishing House.
Shelly R. C. (2014). Elements of Petroleum geology: Third Edition, Academic Press
Bjorlykke, K. (1989). Sedimentology and petroleum geology. Springer-Verlag.
Bastia, R., & Radhakrishna, M. (2012). Basin evolution and petroleum prospectively of the continental margins of India (Vol. 59). Newness.
Basic Features
Undergraduate degree programmes of either 3 or 4-year duration, with multiple entry and exit points and re-entry options, with appropriate certifications such as:
Note: The eligibility condition of doing the UG degree (Honours with Research) is- minimum75% marks to be obtained in the first six semesters.
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