Petroleum Geology
Master’s Degree Program M.S. in Geology with a Specialization in Petroleum Geology Cohort 22 (Spring Semester 2019 – Spring Semester 2020)
Program will be taught at:
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
University of Houston
Subsequent Program (Cohort 24) Start Date: Late May 2020 (Summer Semester)
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.
| Date | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|
| Spring 2019 | |
| 6363 - Carbonate Sedimentology | |
| January 18 – February 13, 2019 | Dr. Jeff Dravis Rice University |
| 6358 - Terrigenous Depositional Systems | |
| February 15 – March 20, 2019 | Dr. William Dupre University of Houston |
| 6372 - Petroleum Geochemistry | |
| March 20 – April 17, 2019 | Dr. Adry Bissada University of Houston |
| Summer 2019 | |
| 6381 - Petroleum Geology | |
| May 31 – June 26, 2019 | Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise University of Houston |
| 6380 - Sequence Stratigraphy | |
| June 28 – July 24, 2019 | Dr. Janok Bhattacharya McMaster & University of Houston |
| 6350 - Advanced Structural Geology | |
| July 26 – August 14, 2019 | Dr. Michael Murphy University of Houston |
| Fall 2019 | |
| 6395 - Petroleum Seismology | |
| August 23 – September 25, 2019 | Dr. Hua-Wei Zhou University of Houston |
| 6390 - 3D Seismic Exploration I | |
| September 27 – October 30, 2019 | Dr. Kurt Marfurt University of Oklahoma |
| 7325 - Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation | |
| November 1 – November 20, 2019 | Dr. Michael Myers University of Houston |
| Spring 2020 | |
| 6393 - Seismic Amplitude Interpretation | |
| January 17 – February 12, 2020 | Dr. Fred Hilterman University of Houston |
| 6379 - Applied Biostratigraphy | |
| February 14 – March 11, 2020 | Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise & Peter Copeland University of Houston |
| 6351 - Basin Modeling | |
| March 13 – April 1, 2020 | Dr. Jolante Van Wijk New Mexico |
| 6397 - Capstone Project - Petroleum Geology | |
| April 2 – May 11, 2020 | 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