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EA3650 - Sedimentary Environments and Energy Resources
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2022 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2 |
Administered by: |
College of Science and Engineering |
This subject presents a comprehensive overview of sedimentary basins and their significance
for the formation of traditional and emerging energy resources and role in carbon
sequestration. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the context between sedimentary
environments, stratigraphy and diagenesis for the formation and emplacement of coal
and hydrocarbons, as well as emerging critical resources for green energy and climate
adaption, including lithium, hydrogen, helium, and carbon sequestration. The subject
includes a discourse through geological time to study basin analysis based on outcrops,
core logs, seismic analysis, and sedimentary provenance.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and critically appraise the processes and formation of energy resources;
- Understand global environmental change and its significance for our modern energy
resources;
- Analyse and Identify sedimentary basins and the tectonic controls on basin location
and formation;
- Analyse and Identify energy resources including hydrocarbons, coal, lithium, hydrogen
and helium.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (40%) - Individual
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (10%) - Individual
- Written > Field report - (10%) - Individual
- Written > Lab/Practical report - (40%) - Individual.
Prerequisites: |
AT LEAST 12 CREDIT POINTS OF LEVEL 2 SUBJECTS INCLUDING EA2110 |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
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EA3620 EA5620 EA5650 |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 2,
Internal
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Census Date 25-Aug-2022 |
Coordinator: |
Professor Eric Roberts |
Lecturers:
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Professor Eric Roberts, Mr Elliot Foley. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 22 hours lectures (didactic or interactive)
- 19 hours practicals
- 3 days fieldwork
- assessment and self-directed study
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.