Petroleum Geology
Master’s Degree Program M.S. in Geology with a Specialization in Petroleum Geology
Cohort 26 (Fall Semester 2021 – Fall Semester 2022)
Program will be taught at:
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
University of Houston
Subsequent Program (Cohort 28) Start Date: Mid-January 2023 (Spring 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.
| Course & Date | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|
| Fall 2021 | |
| 6363 - Carbonate Sedimentology | |
| August 27 – September 22, 2021 | Dr. Jeff Dravis Rice University |
| 6358 - Terrigenous Depositional Systems | |
| September 24 – October 20, 2021 | Dr. William Dupre University of Houston |
| 6372 - Petroleum Geochemistry | |
| October 29 – November 24, 2021 | Dr. Adry Bissada University of Houston |
| Spring 2022 Proposed | |
| 6381 - Petroleum Geology | |
| Jan 21 – February 16, 2022 | Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise University of Houston |
| 6380 - Sequence Stratigraphy | |
| February 18 – March 9, 2022 | Dr. Janok Bhattacharya McMaster & University of Houston |
| 6350 - Advanced Structural Geology | |
| March 11 – March 30, 2022 | Dr. Steve Naruk University of Houston |
| 6395 - Petroleum Seismology | |
| April 1 – May 4, 2022 | Dr. Hua-Wei Zhou University of Houston |
| Summer 2022 Proposed | |
| 6390 - 3D Seismic Exploration I | |
| June 3 – June 22, 2022 | Dr. Kurt Marfurt University of Oklahoma |
| 7325 - Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation | |
| June 24 – July 20, 2022 | Dr. Michael Myers University of Houston |
| 6393 - Seismic Amplitude Interpretation | |
| July 22 – August 10, 2022 | Dr. Fred Hilterman University of Houston |
| Fall 2022 Proposed | |
| 6379 - Applied Biostratigraphy | |
| August 26 – September 21, 2022 | Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise & Peter Copeland University of Houston |
| 6351 - Basin Modeling | |
| September 23 – October 12, 2022 | Dr. Jolante Van Wijk New Mexico |
| 6397 - Capstone Project - Petroleum Geology | |
| October 14 – December 19, 2022 | 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