Study program:
Mining Engineering (III semester -PhD) |
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Name of subject: Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources |
Instructors:
Prof. Vesna Karović-Maričić |
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Status: Optional |
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ECTS: 10 |
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Prerequisites: - |
Course Objectives:
The objective of the course is to introduce to students the unconventional oil and gas resources, their distribution in the world and in our country, its basic geological characteristics, exploration and exploitation methods and technologies for all types of oil and gas resources, as well as the economic and ecological aspects of oil and gas production from these resources . |
Learning Outcomes:
Acquiring knowledge and ability for independent scientific and research work in the field of non-conventional oil and gas resources, development of critical analysis and evaluation of the obtained results. |
Content:
Theory teaching
Comparison of conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources. Reserves and production of oil and gas from unconventional oil and gas resources in the world. Unconventional oil and gas resources in Serbia. Characteristics of non-conventional oil and gas resources ( heavy oil, oil shale, oil sands, gas shale, tight gas, coal bed methane, gas hydrates). Oil production technologies from unconventional oil resources. Specificity, economic and ecological aspects of oil exploitation from unconventional oil resources. Gas production technology from unconventional gas resources. Specificity, and economic aspects of gas exploitation from unconventional gas resources. Practical teaching
Calculation of mathematical examples, solving practical problems and multimedia presentation of seminar papers on case studies |
Suggested Reading List:
- Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Unconventional Gas:Potential Energy Market Impacts in the European Union, Publications Office of the European Union, 2012, ISBN 978-92-79-19908-0
- DG internal policies of the Union:A study on the EU oil shale industry- viewed in the light of the Estonian experience, European Parliament, 2007
- EIA, World Shale Gas Resources:An Initial Assessment of 14 Regions Outside the United States, 2011
- Deborah Gordon, Uderstanding unconventional oil, Carnegie Endowment, 2012
- DG for internal policies, Impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction on the environment and on human health, European Parliament, 2011.
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Conduct of the Course:
Multimedia and interactive lectures, problem solving, presentation of seminar papers |
Fund hours:
| Lectures |
Exercises |
Other forms of teaching |
Study research |
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0 |
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Assessment:
| Final Exam |
ECTS |
| Written exam | 50 |
| Classwork Assessment |
ECTS |
| Seminars | 50 |
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Additional Assessment Criteria: - |
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