For each course, there is a 2-day basic module that can stand alone and several additional modules that expand on the subject. These additional modules build on fundamental concepts covered in the basic module and develop specialized topics and concepts. Clients may request that all modules in a course be taught.

A client also may request a customized course that matches the client's needs. For example, the module on "Shelf, Slope, Submarine Fan, and Deep-Marine Depositional Processes and Systems" could be presented as a 1-day Short Course.

For example, a client that required training for staff working production geology in carbonate reservoirs might request a customized sequence stratigraphy course. This custom course would start with the basic 2-day module and add 2-day modules on "Sequence Stratigraphy in Carbonate Depositional Systems" and "High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy Applied to Production Geology and Reservoir Management." This 6-day custom course could run Monday through Saturday with participants traveling on Sundays.

Modules also may be combined from different courses. For example, a client starting an exploration effort in a region with primary production from nearshore marine sandstones might request the 2-day basic module of the clastic depositional systems course combined with 1-day modules on "Wave-Dominated Nearshore Depositional Processes and Systems" and "Fluvial-Dominated Nearshore Depositional Processes and Systems." This custom course could be combined with either the basic 2-day Sequence Stratigraphy module and or a 2-day field seminar to the Book Cliffs and the Ferron Sandstone (See Field Seminars). The final customized course would again run Monday through Saturday with participants traveling on Sundays.

Concepts of sequence stratigraphy form one of the basic tools for efficient and cost-effective exploration and production of hydrocarbons. A & R Resources will present a 2- to 5-day course on sequence stratigraphy customized to meet the needs of the client. This course may be taught in Salt Lake City or at a location designated by the client. The course includes a mix of lectures and exercises designed to allow participants to rapidly acquire sequence stratigraphic concepts and to apply those concepts to their work. Exercises utilize subsurface and/or outcrop data and may be based on a client’s data if desired and feasible.

The first 2 days cover the fundamentals of siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy and represent the core of longer courses. Topics include:

Additional topics (0.5 to 1.5 days per topic) that may be added as modules to create a customized course include:

If the course is taught in Salt Lake City, various field seminar modules (see below) may be added to the course.

Identification of siliciclastic depositional systems from well log and core is another of the basic tools needed by the explorationist and the production geologist for efficient and cost-effective hydrocarbon production. A & R Resources will present a customized, 2- to 5-day short course covering major siliciclastic depositional systems, either in Salt Lake City or at a location chosen by the client. The course consists of lectures, exercises, and core description designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for the petroleum geologist to work effectively with siliciclastic deposits.

The 2-day version of the course covers fundamentals of interpreting siliciclastic depositional systems from well logs and cores, identification of sedimentary structures and depositional facies in cores, and recognition of siliciclastic parasequence and sequence boundaries in well logs and cores. Additional topics may be added as modules and be used to create a customized, but longer, course. These topics, developed as 0.5- to 2-day modules, present more in-depth discussions and exercises on various depositional systems, including:

If the course is taught in Salt Lake City, various field seminar modules (See Field Seminars) may be added to the course.