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Petroleum Geology

Master of Science in Geology with a Specialization in Petroleum Geology

Program will be taught at:
The Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
University of Houston

Subsequent Program Start Date: August 2013

Application Deadline for Fall 2013: July 5, 2013

Class times: Fridays 1-5pm, Saturdays 8am-4:30pm, Wednesdays, exam only 7-10pm.
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.

6372 - Petroleum Geochemistry
Date Instructor(s)
June 1 - June 27, 2012 Dr. Adry Bissada
University of Houston

6363 - Carbonate Sedimentology
Date Instructor(s)
June 29 - August,1 2012 Dr. Henry Chafetz
University of Houston

6358 - Terrigenous Depositional System

Date Instructor(s)
August 3 - August 29, 2012 Dr. William Dupre
University of Houston

6382 - Petroleum Geology
Date Instructor(s)
August 31 - September 26, 2012 Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise
University of Houston

6350 - Advanced Structural Geology
Date Instructor(s)
September 28 - October 24, 2012 Dr. Michael Murphy
University of Houston

6380 - Sequence Stratigraphy
Date Instructor(s)
October 26 - November 28, 2012 Dr. Janok Bhattacharya
University of Houston

6397 - Exploration Geophysics
Date Instructor(s)
January 11 - February 6, 2013 Dr. Hua-wei Zhou
University of Houston

6393 - 3D Seismic Interpretation II (Lithology & Fluids)
Date Instructor(s)
February 8 - March 6, 2013 Dr. Fred Hilterman
University of Houston

6390 - 3D Seismic Interpretation I (Structure & Stratigraphy)
Date Instructor(s)
March 8 - April 5, 2013 Dr. Pete Emmet
University of Houston

7325 - Petrophysics & Formation Evaluation
Date Instructor(s)
April 12 - May 8, 2013 Dr. Michael Myers
University of Houston

6379 - Applied Biostratigraphy
Date Instructor(s)
May 24 - June 19, 2013 Dr. Don Van Nieuwenhuise & Peter Copeland
University of Houston

6351 - Basin Modeling
Date Instructor(s)
June 21 - July 24, 2013 Dr. Jolante Van Wijk
University of Houston

6397 - Capstone Project
Date Instructor(s)
July 26 - August 16, 2013 Faculty
University of Houston

Contact Information

Interrim Department Chairman:
Dr. Hua-Wei Zhou

Director, Professional Geoscience Programs:
Dr. Donald S. Van Nieuwenhuise
Phone: 713-743-3423
Fax: 713-748-7906
Email: donvann@uh.edu

Department of Earth & Atmospheric Science
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-5007