On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. Describe the physical and chemical properties of oil and natural gas and their occurrences

2. Discuss the hydrocarbons generation factors such as composition, productivity and preservation of organic matter in sedimentary formations.

3. Describe and discuss the types of fluids and their behaviour in the subsurface environment and discuss the origin and migration of oil and natural gas.

4. Describe and illustrate the various types of hydrocarbon reservoirs and traps.

5. Evaluate the procedures and methods which may be employed in petroleum exploration.

6. Summarize and discuss geological subsurface methods .used to interpret reservoirs and discuss volumetric method used to calculate original oil in place.

7. Discuss the origin, tectonic settings and classification of sedimentary basins.

8. Describe and illustrate the architecture of sedimentary basins and their fills and describe the relative petroleum productivity of the various types of sedimentary basin.

9. Analyse the petroleum potential of a sedimentary basin using specific case history data.