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Build practical interpretation skills from core log analysis through applied workflows, with narrated lessons, slide walkthroughs, and quiz-validated progression.

Four progressive tracks: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Decision Economics, plus specialty courses sold separately. Your progress syncs to your account when signed in.

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Economics (E1–E8)0%
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Seven foundational modules with narrated lessons and chapter-based navigation.

Eight applied modules with checkpoints; with the certified option, pass each quiz to unlock the next lesson.

Eight advanced modules with narrated lessons; quizzes and certificate eligibility come with the certified option.

Eight economics modules from NPV framing through portfolio ranking and capstone.

Specialty courses

In-depth courses on one discipline, each sold separately from the core tracks.

Eight modules from PRMS classification and decline curves to type wells, material balance, aggregation and the reserves report.

Eight modules that build a calibrated 1D mechanical earth model, from elastic properties and pore pressure to the mud weight window and its range.

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Course syllabus

Every module in the four core tracks and the Reserves and Forecasting and Geomechanics courses, with what you should be able to do after it.

Intermediate Petrophysics

Eight applied modules with checkpoints; with the certified option, pass each quiz to unlock the next lesson.

  1. I1. Depth Matching and Splice IntegrityProduce defensible base data for peer review and reruns.
  2. I2. Lithology and Shale ModelingBuild and justify lithology and Vsh assumptions.
  3. I3. Porosity Calibration WorkflowCalibrate porosity with facies-aware evidence and uncertainty bounds.
  4. I4. Saturation Model ComparisonCompare Sw models and document parameter/model risk.
  5. I5. Pressure/Contact ConsistencyValidate contact assumptions using pressure evidence.
  6. I6. Petrophysical Driver RankingRank uncertainty drivers and connect them to decisions.
  7. I7. Handoff to Uncertainty WorkflowsDeliver structured probabilistic inputs for engineering handoff.
  8. I8. Intermediate Petrophysics CapstoneSynthesize I1–I7 into a peer-review-ready interpretation capstone.

Advanced Petrophysics

Eight advanced modules with narrated lessons; quizzes and certificate eligibility come with the certified option.

  1. A1. Depositional Context and Petrophysical BehaviorTie porosity, permeability, saturation and capillary behaviour to the depositional fabric that controls them.
  2. A2. Core-Log-Image IntegrationBuild an evidence chain from routine and special core, logs and borehole images.
  3. A3. Advanced Measurements for Uncertainty ReductionChoose the measurements that change a decision, using value-of-information thinking.
  4. A4. Rock Types, Flow Units, and UpscalingMove from plug-scale rock types to mappable flow units and upscaled properties.
  5. A5. Natural Fractures and Dual-Porosity SystemsRecognise natural fractures and treat dual-porosity systems in interpretation.
  6. A6. Advanced Saturation and Wettability RiskDiagnose where Archie breaks down and carry saturation and wettability risk.
  7. A7. Cross-Module Integration NarrativeTurn A1–A6 outputs into an integration narrative for portfolio decisions.
  8. A8. Advanced Capstone: Executive BriefPackage a multi-case interpretation as a decision-facing executive risk memo.

Decision Economics

Eight economics modules from NPV framing through portfolio ranking and capstone.

  1. E1. Economic Framing for Subsurface ProfessionalsFrame every petrophysical output with a stated economic consequence.
  2. E2. From STOIIP to Cash FlowConnect petrophysical uncertainty directly to NPV spread and viability.
  3. E3. Economic Thresholds and Commercial ContextApply sourced commercial thresholds as the decision gate for screening.
  4. E4. Cost Structures and Break-Even AnalysisBuild defensible CAPEX/OPEX assumptions and break-even metrics.
  5. E5. Risk, Uncertainty and Economic ModellingModel economic uncertainty without overstating precision.
  6. E6. Project Ranking and Value of InformationRank projects and articulate value-of-information trade-offs.
  7. E7. Oil Price Sensitivity and Scenario GatesDeliver price sensitivity and scenario gates decision-makers expect.
  8. E8. Economics Capstone — Decision Dashboard CaseSynthesize E1–E7 into a traceable investment briefing package.

Reserves and Forecasting

Specialty course, sold separately: eight modules from PRMS classification and decline curves to type wells, material balance, aggregation and the reserves report.

  1. R1. Reserves and Resources — The PRMS FrameState every volume with its class, category, status and basis.
  2. R2. Production Data You Can Forecast FromPrepare a QC'd, documented production history and a justified fit window.
  3. R3. Arps Decline Curve AnalysisChoose a decline model on evidence, not on the highest R².
  4. R4. From Decline to EUR — Economic Limit and Remaining ReservesTurn a fit into EUR and remaining reserves with its limits stated.
  5. R5. Type Wells and Undeveloped LocationsBuild P90/P50/P10 type wells from a documented analog set.
  6. R6. Material Balance and Volumetric Cross-checksReconcile volumetrics, material balance and decline into one volume story.
  7. R7. Probabilistic Reserves and AggregationDerive 1P/2P/3P from a stated method and aggregate without bias.
  8. R8. Reserves Economics and the Reserves Report (capstone)Test commerciality with a stated price deck and deliver a traceable reserves summary.

Geomechanics

Specialty course, sold separately: eight modules that build a calibrated 1D mechanical earth model from logs, from elastic properties and pore pressure to the mud weight window and its range.

  1. G1. Geomechanics and the 1D Mechanical Earth ModelName the chain from logs to mud weight window and what each link needs.
  2. G2. Elastic Properties from LogsCompute dynamic and static moduli on stated inputs, with any synthetic shear labelled.
  3. G3. Overburden and the Depth FrameBuild an overburden that starts at the right surface, on TVD, in the driller's units.
  4. G4. Pore Pressure PredictionRead pore pressure from a fitted shale compaction trend, with method and limits stated.
  5. G5. Calibrating the ModelFit the Eaton exponent and tectonic strain to measurements and report the misfit.
  6. G6. Rock Strength and Horizontal StressesProduce strength and horizontal stresses that sit inside the stress polygon.
  7. G7. Wellbore Stability — the Mud Weight WindowTurn the stress model into a physical and an operational mud weight window.
  8. G8. Deviated Wells, Uncertainty and the CapstoneDeliver a deviated-well model with its P10–P90 window, named drivers and stated limits.