Undergraduate level

GEO 3123 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

Processes of erosion, transportation, and deposition that form bodies of sedimentary rock. Depositional systems and modeling are a significant area of study. Stratigraphic principles and temporal and spatial facies relationships at various scales.

GEO 3131 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Lab

Laboratory studies of sedimentary processes and their products. Hand specimens, thin sections, sedimentary structures, and interpretation of depositional environments. Stratigraphic case studies, including surface, subsurface, and sequence stratigraphic analysis.

GEO 4923 - Special Studies in Geology: Petroleum Geology

Evaluation of the main components of a petroleum system - reservoir, source rock, seal, migration, trap. The core of the course is dedicated to the understanding of the main technics used to image the subsurface, such as well log data and seismic surveys.

Graduate level

GEO 5504 - Advanced Stratigraphy

This course examines recent developments and challenges in modern stratigraphy, particularly in the subfields of biostratigraphy, chemostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy through three modules that include critical assessment of the recent professional literature, an assignment that involves the manipulation and interpretation of data, and a post-assignment reflection to gauge how the hand-on assignment transformed students’ understanding of key concepts.

GEO 6183 - Basin Analysis

An interdisciplinary integration of geodynamics, mathematical and physical modeling, and sedimentary geology. Emphasizes basin formation, nature and maturation of the basin fill, and timing of events. Case histories of various basins illustrate approaches.

GEO 6973 - Special Problems: Carbonate Through Time

Descriptions of the main types of bioconstructions from the Cambrian to the Cenozoic, using case studies and group discussion of papers from the professional literature.

GEO 6973 - Special Problems: Hydrocarbon Exploration

The five students enrolled in this course are competing for the Imperial Barrel Award organized by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Their goal is to evaluate  an unknown dataset within two months, and to defend their prospects in front of a professional panel.

Aside organized courses, UTSA offers the opportunity to enroll for Independent Study or Directed Research, for 1 to 3 credit hours. Past topics include bibliographic syntheses, field work, and lab work. Get in touch with me for more information.