Subject Code: ES6L114	Subject Name: Hydrocarbon Basin Modelling	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Pre-requisite:
Chemical composition and physical properties of petroleum crude; Origin of petroleum; Migration of oil and gas. Reservoir rocks classification and petrophysical properties; Hydrocarbon traps – definition and classification; structural, stratigraphic and combination traps. Plate tectonics and global distribution of hydrocarbon reserves. Petroliferous basins of India: classification and tectonic setup. Text/Reference Books: A.G. Doré, J.H. Augustson, C. Hermanrud and D.J. Stewart, Basin Modelling: Advances and Applications (Norwegian Petroleum Society Special Publications), Elsevier Science Dietrich H. Welte, Brian Horsfield and Donald R. Baker Petroleum and Basin Evolution: Insights from Petroleum Geochemistry, Geology and Basin Modeling, Springer. Thomas Hantschel , Armin I. Kauerauf, Fundamentals of Basin and Petroleum Systems Modeling, Springer