Petroleum Geology
Master’s Degree Program M.S. in Geology with a Specialization in Petroleum Geology
Cohort 28 (Spring Semester 2023 – Spring Semester 2024)
Program will be taught at:
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
University of Houston
Subsequent Program (Cohort 30) Start Date: TBA
Future Cohorts: This program is run in cohorts, a set curriculum with students following through each course together in the total curriculum (see schedule below). New cohorts start after the conclusion of the current cohort in the same specialization. Geology cohorts are currently even numbered and Geophysics cohorts are currently odd numbered. Mid-stream admissions are possible by permission only and are not encouraged. The curriculum is linear, focused, and accelerated. The student derives the most benefit from this novel approach if started from the beginning of the program and following through the curriculum as planned until completed.
Typical Class Times: Fridays 1–5 pm, Saturdays 8 am–4:30 pm, Wednesdays, exam only 7–10 pm. Each class has three weekends with Friday and Saturday classes followed by a fourth Friday Class. The following Wednesday is the normally scheduled exam time. Schedules are subject to change due to instructor illnesses or other scheduling conflicts. Some compression or extension of class dates may be necessary.
| COURSE & DATE | INSTRUCTOR(S) |
|---|---|
| Spring 2023 | |
| 6363 - Carbonate Sedimentology | |
| January 21 – February 2, 2023 | Dr. Jeff Dravis Rice University |
| 6358 - Terrigenous Depositional Systems | |
| February 17 – March 15, 2023 | Dr. William Dupre University of Houston |
| 6372 - Petroleum Geochemistry | |
| March 17– April 12, 2023 | TBD |
| Summer 2023 Proposed | |
| 6381 - Petroleum Geology | |
| June 2 – June 21, 2023 | Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise University of Houston |
| 6380 - Sequence Stratigraphy | |
| June 23 – July 19, 2023 | Dr. Janok Bhattacharya McMaster & University of Houston |
| 6350 - Advanced Structural Geology | |
| July 21 – August 9, 2023 | Dr. Steve Naruk University of Houston |
| Fall 2023 Proposed | |
| 6395 - Petroleum Seismology | |
| August 25 – September 27, 2023 | Dr. Hua-Wei Zhou University of Houston |
| 6390 - 3D Seismic Exploration I | |
| September 29 – October 25, 2023 | Dr. Kurt Marfurt University of Oklahoma |
| 7325 - Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation | |
| October 27 – November 22, 2023 | Dr. Michael Myers University of Houston |
| Spring 2024 Proposed | |
| 6393 - Seismic Amplitude Interpretation | |
| January 19 – February 7, 2024 | Dr. Fred Hilterman University of Houston |
| 6379 - Applied Biostratigraphy | |
| February 9 – February 28, 2024 | Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise & Peter Copeland University of Houston |
| 6351 - Basin Modeling | |
| March 1 – March 27, 2024 | Dr. Jolante Van Wijk New Mexico |
| 6397 - Capstone Project - Petroleum Geology | |
| March 27 – April 24, 2024 | Faculty University of Houston |
Contact Information
Director, Professional Geoscience Programs:
Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise
Phone: 713-743-3423
Fax: 713-743-4544
Email: donvann@uh.edu
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-5007