• To understand how organic geochemical data of source rocks, oil and gas and thermal maturity modeling are used to build a charge model within a petroleum system analysis
• To identify source rock depositional environments, kerogen types, kinetics and generative potential (oil and/or gas) in the stratigraphic framework of a sedimentary basin
• To understand chemical techniques and develop cost effective analytical programs for source rock, oil and gas bulk and molecular (e.g., biomarkers, d¹³C-carbon isotopic composition) characterization.
• To understand biogenic gas generation, migration and preservation in commercial accumulations
• To understand how organic geochemistry helps defining reservoir fluid distribution and compartmentalization.
• To understand the studies, parameters and interpretation required for unconventional resource assessment

• Geologists
• Geophysicists
• Petrophysicists
• Reservoir engineers
• Postgraduate students considering joining the petroleum industry 

• Organic geochemistry history & petroleum system analysis concepts
• Oil chemistry and analysis
• Source rock characterization
• Thermal modeling
• Oil geochemical characterization & interpretation
• Oil-oil-source rock correlation 
• Gas characterization
  • natural gas
  • biogenic gas

• Applied geochemistry.
• Surface geochemistry
• Drilled well geochemistry
• Reservoir geochemistry
• Unconventional petroleum resource assessment
•  shale gas
•  coal bed methane
•  tight oil
•  heavy oil

RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration