Complex data analysis in Petroleum geosciences

The program aim is to give strong basics of geology, geophysics and its interpretation and the geological and dynamic modelling. The courses can be divided into the several parts. The basic geological courses, basic geophysical courses, modelling, fundamental problems of science. The program is constructed to give students information of the sedimentological and basin analysis, interpretation of the geophysical methods and then integration of all the data into the single geological model and run reservoir simulation, taking geomechanical properties into account.

The best laboratories of KFU are used in the program. The in-situ combustion lab provide information about thermal EOR, NMR and petrophysical labs investigate core data, and the 3D GEO Center integrate all the data in the model.

The best software is used in the program: TechLog and Prime for well log interpretation, Petrel for Seismic interpretation, Petrel and Roxar for static geological modelling, tNavigator and Eclipse for reservoir simulation, CMG STARS for geomechanical modelling. 

Master program was created in 2015 for the international students. The program is running in English. The tutors of the program are  leading KFU professors and specialists from several oil servicing companies.

Course names
1 term
Philosophy of natural science
Modern problems of economics, organization and management in the prospecting surveys and subsurface use
History and Methodology of Geological Sciences
Academicwriting
Sedimentology
Carbonate Petroleum lithology
Geoinformation technologies
Elective Course - Management / Patenting / Project Management
2 term
Computer technologies in geology
Modern problems of geology
Foreign language
 
Analysis of sedimentation basins
Carbonate Petroleum lithology
Geochemistry in petroleum geology
Seismic interpretation
Development of oil and gas fields
Internship
3 term
Interpretation of geophysical researches of wells
Enhanced oil recovery
Elective Course - Photogrammetry /The use of global satellite system (Glonass, GPS) in geodesy, cartography and navigation
Elective Course - Petrophysics in Petroleum Geology / Modern technologies of logging
Elective Course - Geostatistics / Mathematical methods in geology
Elective Course - Geological modeling /, Hydrodynamic modeling
Elective Course - Unconventional resources / Directional drilling and geomechanics
Research work
 
4 term
Research work
 
Undergraduate practice
State final examination

1.      Cost of education:

for Russian citizens: 150 000 rub./ year

for foreigners: 260,000 rub./ year

2.      Program duration is 2 years (4 terms).

Applicants shall have a qualification/degree corresponding to a 4-year educational program of higher education or advanced qualification/degree. If English is not the student's native language, then his/her TOEFL examination results (or equivalent) shall be no less than 87 for an on-line test, or no less than 5,5 for IELTS.

Each educational institution shall annually inform its partner of the number of students allowed for participation in the joint program.

This program is in the double diploma project with IFP (France). There is a posibility to study 1 year in KFU and 1 year in IFP and get 2 diplomas.