The Online Petroleum Geophysics Certificate at Colorado School of Mines (CSM) is a program designed for geoscience professionals wishing to strengthen or expand their geophysical skillset. By selecting four of the offered 3-credit courses, geoscientists participating in the Online Certificate program can individualize their Certificate to best fulfill their professional goals. Each course is designed as an 8-week online course to run concurrently with the on-campus in-person courses. This allows participants to collaborate on discussions, projects, and group activities. These course credits can also be applied towards a graduate degree.

Certification in this program takes advantage of CSM’s world-renowned faculty and expertise in resource and energy evaluation. With guidance from industry-leading experts, students will expand their knowledge base to better address current exploration and production challenges within the oil and gas industry. Participants in this program can expect to develop a solid foundation and proficiency in geophysical methods utilizing the most up-to-date workflow practices in the industry.

Currently, this program allows participants to map an individual pathway allowing for deeper exploration of:

• Well logging and other formation evaluation methods
• Rock physics and Petrophysics
• Seismic data interpretation and quantitative analysis
• Use of Anisotropic seismic data in characterizing unconventional reservoirs

Please contact geophysics@mines.edu to learn more