Subject Code: ES5L302 Subject Name:  Coal and Petroleum Geology L-T-P:  3-0-0 Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Nil
Fundamental concepts of organic and inorganic theories of hydrocarbon. Sedimentary processes and accumulation of organic matter - occurrence and distribution of hydrocarbons in sedimentary basins of India - types of coal - mode of occurrence - physical and chemical characteristics of coal - geological and geographical distribution - coalfields in India.
Theories of origin of petroleum; Transformation of organic matter into petroleum. Limiting conditions of petroleum occurrence. Definition and types of reservoir and source rocks. Reservoir traps and classification. Migration and accumulation of petroleum. Petroliferous basins of India.
Text/ Reference Books:
  1. Larry Thomas, Coal Geology, Wiley-Blackwell.
  2. James G. Speight, The Chemistry and Technology of Coal: Chemical Industries, CRC Press.
  3. Richard C. Selley, Elements of Petroleum Geology, Academic Press.