StudyQA — Master: Petroleum Reservoir Geoscience

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Petroleum geology (oil and gas geology) is a large sector which employs 1000s of graduates every year. Globally there is an increasing demand for skilled petroleum geoscientists who can provide the quantitative, reservoir-focused geoscience skills needed by the hydrocarbon industry to maximize the rate of production and optimize recovery (total oil/gas) from a field. This MSc reflects the slow change of emphasis from exploration to production geoscience in mature basins such as the North Sea and Europe's Atlantic Margin.

The MSc in Petroleum Reservoir Geoscience at Liverpool is unique in the UK and links in closely with oil and gas industry professionals to develop graduates with specific knowledge and focus on the reservoir side of Petroleum Geoscience. This new MSc develops Geology, Geophysics and general Geoscience knowledge and skills, giving you the opportunity to gain expertise and experience to prepare you for your future career.

This MSc will explore the basinal context of petroleum reservoirs and introduce you to petroleum economics and risk & uncertainty analysis. You will gain in depth knowledge of how to define the shape, structure, stratigraphy and volume of reservoirs using remote sensing and geological models, as well as how to define rock properties with advanced seismic techniques. You will work with petrophysical data acquired from wells, to develop your understanding of structure and stratigraphy of the reservoir and incorporate data from drill-core.

In addition, you will develop your knowledge of reservoir sedimentology, fluid geochemistry and dynamic data analysis and simulation to refine the geological model. You will also use learn about using appropriate outcrop analogues and correlation techniques.

Outcrop studies and field work will include visits to rural and coastal locations around the UK (from northern Scotland to southern England) at sites where many of the reservoirs in the North Sea and other UK basins outcrop at the surface.

Guest lectures from world leading experts in academia and industry will be held throughout the course and give you the opportunity to incorporate the latest techniques, challenges and requirements for petroleum reservoir geoscience into your studies.

The 12-month course runs from September and consists of a taught component and a dissertation, totaling 180 credits.

The taught component represents 120 credits and is organised into two 12-week semesters with assessment or examinations at the end of each semester in January and May. The remaining 60 credits are allocated to the research project.

Assessment is by a combination of: examinations, coursework, teamwork, assessed field work and presentations and an individual dissertation.

Compulsory modules

Introduction To Petroleum Geoscience (ENVS600)
Quantitative Seismic Interpretation of Reservoirs (ENVS601)
Structural Geology and Geomechanics of Reservoirs (ENVS602)
Reservoir Petrophysics (ENVS603)
Sandstone Petroleum Reservoirs (ENVS604)
Carbonate Petroleum Reservoirs (ENVS605)
Reservoir Fluids and Reservoir Modelling (ENVS606)
Petroleum Reservoir Analogue Field Course (ENVS607)
Petroleum Reservoir Geoscience Research Project (ENVS608)

Requirements

The typical entry requirement is a Bachelors degree (with Honours) at 2:1 level or better in an appropriate field of study. Individual consideration is given to mature students with significant and relevant experience and with professional qualifications.
Russian students holding a Magistr Degree at Grade 4, a Specialist Diploma (5 year programme) at Grade 4.25 or a Baklavar (Bachelors) Degree at Grade 4.5 (all scores on 5.0 scale).
School or college transcripts or certificates
University/degree transcripts and certificates upon completion. (Partial transcripts are acceptable at point of application)
Evidence of English language ability
A personal statement explaining why you want to undertake the programme and why you feel you are a suitable candidate
Details of two people prepared to provide references (these should be academic references if you have been in full-time education in the last three years)
A research proposal (if applicable)
CV (if applicable)
Portfolio (if applicable)
IELTS 6.5 (no band lower than 6)
TOEFL iBT 88 or above with minimum scores in components as follows: Listening and Writing 21, Reading – 22, Speaking 23
Please be advised that TOEFL is no longer classified by UK Visas and Immigration as a Secure English Language Test (SELT). However, at the current time the university is continuing to accept TOEFL, at the required level, for entry on to Undergraduate and Postgraduate academic programmes.