Geological Support for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Development

• Conceptual Geological Modelling
• Petrophysical Core Analysis
• Oil and Gas Lithology
• Well Information as a Basis for Modelling Hydrocarbon Systems
• Technical and Economic Analysis of Hydrocarbon Development Projects
• Modelling of Oil and Gas Bearing Systems and Natural Oil and Gas Reservoirs
• Drilling, Downhole Work and Geomechanics
• Development of Deposits and Cost Engineering
• Geological Uncertainties, the Value of Information and the Chance of Geological Success in Asset Valuation
• Oil and Gas Exploration
• Geological Monitoring of Hydrocarbon Deposit Development

• The programme is aimed at training oil and gas specialists who are able to successfully solve assessment problems and predict changes in field properties
• The programme combines traditional fundamental sciences with geological and geophysical disciplines.  Such a combination will make it possible for future specialists to successfully evaluate and find solutions to the most sophisticated tasks.  Graduates will receive a unique ability to combine knowledge of reservoir geology and methods for predicting its development
• The programme provides the study and use of geostatistical methods for constructing two-dimensional and three-dimensional geological models, estimation of uncertainties and their influence on the forecast of oil and gas potential
• In addition to the theoretical foundations the programme includes practical exercises in: petrophysics; interpretation of seismic prospecting; geological and hydrodynamic modelling; and uncertainty assessment. Multidirectional training modules make it possible for students to assess their personal propensity to study certain disciplines and the possibilities of a comprehensive field assessment
• The programme has been designed with the support of PJSC Gazprom Neft with the involvement of specialists from the Science & Technology Center Gazprom Neft
• The programme is implemented with the help of the Council of the degree programme

Key Professions

The programme is aimed at training cross-functional experts to find integrated solutions in petrophysics, seismic prospecting, geology and development, geological and hydrodynamic modelling using up-to-date techniques and approaches to the collection and analysis of geological and geophysical information in oil and gas fields.

The professional activities of graduates can be carried out in:

• geological regional departments of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
• organisations of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, exploration and production companies engaged in production, consulting and engineering activities
• design and survey organisations
• vertically integrated oil and gas companies engaged in hydrocarbon prospecting, exploration and production; and
• academic and ministerial research institutions that solve fundamental and applied geological and petroleum issues

Professions

• Specialist in field geology
• Specialist in hydrocarbon reserves estimation and management

• Integrated analysis of the conceptual geological structure of deposits
• Seismic data interpretation
• Integrated interpretation of petrophysical investigations
• Multivariate estimation of reserves and resources of oil and gas fields
• Core Material Studies and Reservoir Model Building
• Modern Approaches to the Interpretation of Downhole Geophysical Surveys
• Sedimentology of Terrigenous and Carbonate Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
• Integrated Geological Modelling of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs

• Students can use the opportunity to take part in various student exchange programmes within the framework of international agreements of St Petersburg University and international academic mobility programmes: Campus Europae, Eranet-Mundus, Finnish-Russian Cross-Border University (CBU), Finnish-Russian Student and Teacher Exchange Programme (FIRST). They can also take advantage of international scholarships and grants (Posco Russia Fellowship, Fulbright, etc.)
• Productive partnership relations have developed with universities and scientific institutions in Germany, Switzerland, France, the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Great Britain, Canada, Japan, and Korea