Petroleum Systems Exam - Barents Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf

Muntlige eksamensoppgaver: 1. Petroleum systems of the Barents Sea. 2. Exploration, management and politics. How can an oilcompany get hold of acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf? Elaborate on the process of applications and awards. 1. Source rocks. a. Elaborate on th...

Muntlige eksamensoppgaver: 1. Petroleum systems of the Barents Sea. 2. Exploration, management and politics. How can an oilcompany get hold of acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf? Elaborate on the process of applications and awards. 1. Source rocks. a. Elaborate on the processes effecting a source rock. b. How would you quantify the quality of a source rock? 2. Reservoir rocks. c. What are the most important properties of a reservoir rock? d. Elaborate on the most significant differences and equalities between sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. 3. Petroleum traps. e. What are the most important characteristics of a petroleum trap. f. Which factors rule out the integrity of a petroleum trap? 4. Petroleum system. g. Discuss the above mentioned factors together and their value to the petroleum system h. Explain the necessity of timing in a petroleum system. 5. Source rocks. i. Elaborate on the quality of a source rock. j. Why do we perform quantification of source rocks, and what is the implication for the petroleum system? 6. Reservoir rocks. Explain and elaborate on what determines the quality of a reservoir rock? 7. Petroleum traps. Elaborate on the different trap types. Explain their strengths and weaknesses, their ways of generation. 8. Petroleum system. Define the petroleum system. Elaborate on the concept of timing in sense of a petroleum system 9. Elaborate on depositional and diagenetic properties of sandstones and carbonates. 10. Discuss and elaborate upon various reservoir lithologies in the Barents sea. 11.