G7521 Petrophysics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Chadima, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (deputy)
prof. RNDr. František Hrouda, CSc. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (deputy)
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Chadima, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Passed Bachelor's degree study.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Subject should offer integral overview of petrophysical properties of rocks, their meaning, methods of research and interpretation as the important branch of petrology. Lecture is assigned for students aimed at petrology, mineralogy and geochemistry. It is important also for practically oriented fields (technical petrography, geology of deposits, hydrogeology).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will have an overview of the petrophysical properties of the rocks and their significance. Student will be able to choose an appropriate methodology for their research depending on the desired outcomes and will be able to interpret the acquired data.
Syllabus
  • 1-2) Topic of petrophysics, its position in Earth sciences (the density of the rocks and minerals, its measurement and use in geophysics and geology). 3-4) Magnetic properties of the rocks and minerals, paleomagnetic anisotropy, susceptibility, remnant magnetization, Curie temperature, methods of the measurement. 5-6) Elastic properties of rocks and their anisotropy, elastic properties, measurements in laboratory and in situ, velocities of the seismic waves and its types, geophysical and geological interpretations. 7-8) Electrical properties of rocks (the specific resistance, polarization, methods of measurement, the use in prospecting geology). 9-10) Natural radioactivity of the rocks (methods of measurement, natural sources, the use in petrology, geochemistry and environmental studies). 11-12) Methods of statistical data processing (scalar parameters, vectors and tensors).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Fizičeskije svojstva gornych porod i poleznych iskopajemych (petrofizika) : spravočnik geofizika. Edited by N. B. Dortman. Moskva: Nedra, 1976, 526 s. info
  • KOBR, Miroslav. Petrofyzika. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 134 s. ISBN 8071843393. info
  • NAGATA, Takeshi. Rock magnetism. Tokyo. Maruzen Co., 1961.350 s.
  • TARLING, D. H. and František HROUDA. The magnetic anisotropy of rocks. 1st ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1993, xi, 217. ISBN 0412498804. info
    not specified
  • ADAMS, J.A.S. & Gasparini, P. Gamma ray spectrometry of rocks. Amsterdam. Elsevier, 1970.
  • HEARMON, R. F. S. Úvod do teorie pružnosti anizotropných látek. Praha: STNL. 1965.
  • MUSGRAVE, M. P. J. Crystal acoustics. San Francisco: Holden-Day. 1970.
  • Petrophysicsfundamentals of the petrophysics of oil and gas reservoirs. Edited by Leonid Buryakovsky. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2012, xix, 374 p. ISBN 9781118472682. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class excercises, homework.
Assessment methods
Final oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2024/2025.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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