Testimonials

Integrated Petrophysics Course Testimonials

 

Ask yourself the question..

“Why am I going on another petrophysics course when I can go on these?”

 

IPRC  Integrated Petrophysics for Reservoir Characterisation
   IPCFR  Integrated Petrophysics for Carbonate and Fractured Reservoirs – A Roadmap
     IPSWHT  Integrated Petrophysics – Saturation Height
        IPSCAL  Integrated Petrophysics – How to use Special Core Analysis with Modern Logs
            IPLAM  Integrated Petrophysics for Laminated and Low Resistivity Reservoirs
              REP  Renewable – Energy Primer

 

Some petrophysicists have attended these courses THREE  times and paid their own fees.  Many have attended twice.   

Why would they do that ?

 

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** WARNING **

Plagiarised copies of my “Integrated Petrophysics..” course titles and descriptions appear on the internet and Linkedin e.g.

First Select Training, Bahrain
Petroknowledge, Abu Dhabi

Genuine versions appear here at petrophysics.net and hoteng.com only.

Before registering for “Integrated Petrophysics” courses I suggest you first contact myself or HOT Engineering directly to establish if you are actually buying the course you assume you are buying or an imitation which does not provide the same instructor or content as the original “Integrated Petrophysics..” courses.

Why are these courses being imitated?
The original “Integrated Petrophysics…” courses, given to over 3,000 attendees, have earned a reputation as powerful, real-world petrophysical training, frequently achieving the “Best course attended” accolade see /testimonials

Early versions were first given back in 1990 after my PhD and have evolved over 30 years of consulting and professional feedback. They are required learning for petrophysicists by many energy companies and are repeat inhouse training courses with major multinationals. The course content is registered copyrighted and Intellectual Property of myself.

Enjoy Petrophysics!

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IPRC & IPCFR:  “Best course attended” 5 out of 7 attendees others “Very good”

.. Would you recommend this course? “Yes” all attendees

Vienna 2023


IPRC:  ..answering questions with real examples of his own experience

has a very good manner and very humble man and does not get angry about the question 

Dubai 2023


IPLAM:  … see all the different methods that can actually be done on the data we have 

 Stavanger 2023


IPCFR:  … The course is very good. Mark is a great instructor!

… Mark did a fantastic job.

Stavanger 2023


IPCFR:  … Best course ever. The course manual from Prague in 2008 is still on my desk!

LinkedIn 2023


IPCFR:  … Marks’s enthusiasm/passion for petrophysics and patience in answering questions, Good experience and knowledge of Mark

 “knowledgeable Instructor”  “very professional Instructor, topics and materials”

Vienna 2019


IPCFR:  3 out of 5  “Best course attended

Vienna 2019


IPRC:  “Excellent course” 

Petrophysicist, Vienna 2019


IPCFR:  “Mark is very good at explaining and tutoring with real life examples” 

Explorationist, Vienna 2019


IPCFR:  “Excellent content and interaction with class” 

Senior Petrophysicist, Vienna 2019


IPCFR:  ” .. a very valuable course. Highly relevant and practical to improve your petrophysics.  Highly recommended!

Sr. Geoscience Advisor, Vienna 2019


IPCFR:  “I really liked this course it teaches you how to rethink petrophysics” 

Geologist, Vienna 2019


IPRC:  “I am reading through your IPRC course notes yet again. The course never fails to impress me as I get something new out of it every time I read it.  I find something that I previously glossed over and become fascinated by it. Your course has material for at least a year of full time study” 

Petrophysicist, Bangkok 2018


IPCFR:  ” Excellent communication of the special uncertainties and difficulties with Carbonate and Fractured rocks” 

Petrophysicist, Vienna 2018


IPCFR:  ” filled with methods and strategy’s I can actually use..” 

Petrophysicist, Vienna 2018


IPCFR:  “A good and enthusiastic instructor” 

Reservoir Geologist, Vienna 2018


IPRC:  “Mark’s insights – very profound and applicable” 

Petrophysicist, Vienna 2018


IPRC:  “Very enthusiastic speaker, interactive with audience, in-depth knowledge, very practical solutions to be readily applied in the office”

Geologist, Vienna 2018


IPRC:  “A motivated and knowledgeable instructor”

Engineer, Bergen 2018


IPRC:  “Everyone who deals with petrophysics should attend this course. Read the manual and you will be well equipped for interpretation and reviewing! Thanks Mark”

“Mark has a great understanding of petrophysics which makes him a good teacher

Geologist, Bergen 2018


IPCFR:  Explains perfectly how the petrophysicist should work to deliver the best possible output for the geologic model”

Geo modeller, Dubai 2016


IPRC:  “If you want a comprehensive overview of integrated petrophysics this class is for you. Mark is a fun, highly experienced petrophysicist that can take challenging concepts and articulate them in simple terms. He would make an excellent professor!  Great job. I highly recommend this course for anyone who wants to extend their petrophysical skill set”

Petrophysicist, Houston 2015


IPRC:  “This is an excellent course.  Mark presented a very clear method for integrating various datasets for a comprehensive petrophysical analysis “

Reservoir Engineer, Houston 2015


IPCFR:   8 out of 16 responded with: “Best Course Attended” 

A well taught course by a master of his subject“,  “..covered all methods”,  “..a logical and systematic workflow”,  ” ..packed with information, concise

Various, Dubai 2014


IPCFR: “A structured, hands-on approach to solving petrophysical problems, organising data hierarchically, on the spot discussions”

Petrophyhsical Advisor, Norway 2014


IPRC: “Fantastic knowledge and ability to communicate .. “

Operations Geologist, Norway 2014


IPRC: “The amount and depth of information far exceeds any previous class I have attended

Operations Geologist, Houston 2014


IPRC: Other courses show you what is out there. This course shows you what is out there and how to use it, much more useful and pratical.. Overall a fantastic course..  so good I feel like attending again in few years.. or the Carbonates course. Hope to see more courses in North America.

Reservoir Geologist/Petrophysicist, Houston 2014


IPRC: Best course attended. Pragmatic and comprehensive

Petrophysicist, Vienna 2013


IPRC: Best course attended. Well presented, excellent manual.

Core Analyst, Vienna 2013


IPRC: Best course attended.

Operations Geologist, Vienna 2013


IPRC: ..a comprehensive, integrated and practical approach.  An absolutely great course! Offered methods, knowledge but most importantly gets you thinking about whole new ways of log analysis integrated with core, well tests etc. Kept me focused and interested up to the very last minute.

Petroleum Engineer, Vienna 2013


IPRC: This course is all you could possibly expect from a petrophysical course .. summary of years of petrophysical experience.. tactics you cannot find in any text book.

Exploration Geologist, Manado 2013


IPRC: Data hierarchy is one of the most powerful ideas.. what to use/rely on

Geologist/Petrophysicist, Manado 2013


IPRC: Comprehensive, Well Presented, Relevant, Practical, Entertaining, Technically Strong!

Simulation Reservoir Engineer, Abu Dhabi 2012


IPRC: .. demystifies petrophysics!

Geologist Vienna 2012


IPRC: Dr Mark explains difficult concepts effectively and makes it easy to understand. I am glad that I choose this course!

Petrophysicist, Abu Dhabi 2012


IPRC: Far beyond expectations. Many new uses of Petrophysics came to light. Very nicely and dedicatedly presented.

Exploration Geologist, Abu Dhabi 2012


IPCFR: List of equations and Excel sheet examples are VERY GOOD!

Petrophysicist, Norway 2012


IPRC: ..practicals very good ..very motivating lecturer .. I will definitely recommend this course

Petrophysicist, Norway 2012


IPRC: The content of this course can be directly transferred to my daily work. The manual is a good reference book with dense, compact, scientific and practical information. Best course I have attended.

Trainee Petrophysicist, Norway 2012


IPCFR: Instructor is easy to understand and answers all questions clearly

Carbonate Geo Modeller, Vienna 2012


IPRC: Most courses have a lot of theoretical or out of date workflows. This one is full of practical suggestions to improve your workflow. There are several things I will apply immediately and many more I will think about for a long time.

Petrophysicist, Vienna 2012


IPRC: Very knowledgeable presenter, practical approach with good links to other disciplines

Operations Geologist, Vienna 2012


IPRC: Excellent – very useful and well explained. Very good lecturer

Petroleum Engineer, Aberdeen 2011


IPRC: This course answers many petrophysical questions we have in our daily tasks. It is therefore highly recommended for all those who have a basic knowledge of petrophysics

Reservoir Engineer, Norway 2010


IPRC: The single most important course I have attended

Exploration Geologist, London 2010


IPRC: Mark, this is my slide for you : [Petrophysics=complicated subject] + [Great & Enthusiastic teacher] => [I fall in love with petrophysics!]

Geologist, London 2010


IPRC: I frankly think this is one of the best courses I have ever had

Reservoir Geologist/Geo Modeller, London 2010


IPCFR: A powerful, highly technical and industry relevant course. Covers a wide range of technical topics with a powerful manual

Petrophysicist, Doha 2010


IPCFR: ..the practicals, especially the saturation height function, was excellent. Very elegant workflow

Reservoir Simulation Engineer, Doha 2010


IPCFR: An excellent course with a well designed workflow to integrate all the data (logs, image logs, cores, Pc data, pressure transient tests and plt) to understand the complex carbonate reservoir

Carbonate Reservoir Geologist, Dubai 2009


IPCFR: Excellent course

Petrophysicist, Dubai 2009


IPRC: ..very good answers to questions. Impressive

Operations Geologist, Dubai 2009


IPRC: The Instructor is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic and is a very good communicator

Geologist, Dubai 2009


IPRC: Wish I had attended this course years ago. Even before the course had finished it had positively impacted our current SCAL program. A petrophysical epiphany.

Petrophysicist, Dubai 2008


IPRC: This is a perfect course and it doesn’t need any kind of improvement

Petrophysicist, Dubai 2008


IPRC: .. Instructor has great experience, good question handling and excellent presentation skills

Anonymous, Dubai 2008


IPRC: ..concepts explained in a clear and uncomplicated way

Petrophysicist, Dubai 2008


IPCFR: An insightful & excellent presentation

Anonymous, Dubai 2008


IPRC: ..condensed ..an Instructor with vast experience who keeps himself up to date ..excellent tips ..methodical manual

Engineer Geo Model, Dubai 2008


IPCFR: A really excellent course. Thank you so much Dr Mark!

Geologist, Dubai 2008


IPCFR: ‘Mark provides a simple, pragmatic process for evaluating complex fracture/carbonate systems. A valuable tool in any petrophysicist’s arsenal’

Petrophysicist, Prague 2008


IPCFR: ..open-minded instructor. ..warnings and large list of tools which improve C&F evaluations’

Geologist, Prague 2008


IPCFR: ‘Mark really focuses on the important things – very practical , very good’

Exploration Geologist, Prague 2008


IPCFR: ‘..highly recommended for people involved with carbonates or fractured carbonate reservoirs’

Geologist, Prague 2008


IPRC: ‘.. instructor was very good, passionate ..kept everyone’s attention very well and involved them in the lectures’

Petrophysicist, Prague 2008


IPRC: ‘..perfect, chronological course manual’

Engineer/Petrophysicist, Prague 2008


IPRC: ‘Down to earth lectures; eloquent, robust petrophysics’

Geologist, Prague 2008


IPCFR: ‘A very good course. Inspiring’

Carbonate Reservoir Engineer, Dubai 2007


IPRC: ‘Everything I hoped to learn and more’

Petrophysicist, Dubai 2007


IPRC: ‘An extremely practical & powerful course ..will increase the petrophysicsts knowledge & abilities exponentially’

Geo Modeller, Dubai 2007


IPRC: ‘The best course I have attended. Informative and practical!’

Geologist, Dubai 2007


IPRC: ‘An excellent course for petrophysicists, geologists and reservoir engineers alike. …delivers a sound technical evaluation’

Petrophysicist, Kuala Lumpur 2007


IPRC: ‘Good teacher, excellent manual. Skips tools physics and gets straight to purpose and use of the data’

Engineer, Vienna 2007


IPRC: ‘Excellent presentation & course material’

Geologist, Vienna 2007


IPRC: ‘ Enthusiastic Lecturer – he has a passion for his subject

Petrophysicist, Vienna 2007


IPRC: ‘ ..enthusiastic teacher with an amazing knowledge of the subject .. excellent teacher’

Geologist, CapeTown 2007


IPRC: ‘Recommended as an excellent practical guide to petrophysical analysis’

Operations Geologist, CapeTown 2007


IPRC: ‘THE LECTURER IS GREAT! I learnt things I could actually use!’

Anonymous, CapeTown 2007


IPCFR: ‘Essential knowledge for all G&G personnel involved with Carbonate Reservoirs’ ‘The lecturer was good, and clear in speech’

Petrophysicist, Norway 2006


IPRC: ‘Clear, comprehensive documentation which provides a reference for future petrophysical studies’

Geologist, Scotland 2006


IPCFR: ‘Excellent lecturer, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Very good course content – seems to cover all aspects of carbonate petrophysics. SCAL interpretation very good. Best petrophysics course I have attended.’

Petrophysicist, Vienna 2006


IPCFR: ‘The course focuses purely on petrophysics, not geology as other courses I have attended did. I think generally the quality of these courses is very good, some of the very best when it comes to petrophysics.’

Anonymous, Vienna 2006


IPCFR: ‘I actually thought the lectures were very good with very little that could be done to improve them. My attention was held for the entire time. Important points were reiterated which facilitates effective learning.. interesting and practical approaches, provoking thought. A passionate and enthusiastic teacher.’

Geologist, Vienna 2006


IPCFR: ‘Very good performance of Mark. He is very motivated. Resulted that the course was very interesting throughout..’

Geological Supervisor, Vienna 2006


IPRC: ‘I was really much impressed with this course and made a short presentation to Geoscientists and Petroleum Engineers in our company. Many of them appreciated the course…’

Geologist, Abu Dhabi 2005


IPRC: ‘good manual with detailed text’; ‘great competent instructor’; ‘good examples combined with experience of the instructor’; ‘covers the whole process from start to finish very thoroughly and with enthusiasm’; ‘the slides were very good, informative without being overcrowded.. enthusiasm of the instructor.. very well structured lectures.. lots of good tips’; ‘Recaps were very good. Topics were presented in a good order making it easy to understand the connections and whole picture’

Some comments from Norsk Hydro, Norway 2005


IPRC ‘ ..and I have to say again: it has proven an extremely thorough and useful week of lessons! It is on a daily basis that I’m peering into the course manual to check something, find a reference etc. So very glad I joined it last minute.’

Exploration Geologist, Houston 2004


IPRC ‘Thanks for the excellent course .. it has changed the way I work and helped me settle into my new job..’

Graduate Geologist, Vienna 2004


IPRC ‘It is like having a Master Degree in just one week!’

Senior Petrophysicist, Houston 2003


IPRC ‘An excellent course’
Geologist, UK 2003


IPRC ‘An excellent course. ..one of the best courses I have ever been on’

Geologist (Exploration), UK 2003


IPRC ‘This course is one of the best I have had until now, easy to follow, well structured, and full of useful tips that can be used in our everyday work. I am very pleased that I have followed the recommendation to attend it, and also with the manual.’

Geologist, PGL UK 2003


IPRC ‘a good, well constructed course’

Data Manager, UK 2003


IPRC ‘..a very well presented course .. thorough and very well modified to the audience “As a Reviewer of Petrophysical Results” .. I recommend it to all G&G staff. An appropriate course especially for beginning Geologists .. I have learned a great deal and will certainly know what to look for now’

Reservoir Geologist (Geo models), Aramco 2003


IPRC ‘Very good, well presented, good mix of lectures and workshops’

Petrophysicist, UK 2003


IPRC ‘..interesting and comprehensive

(Illegible), UK 2003


IPRC ‘… a very enthusiastic lecturer’

Petrophysicist, Shell 2003


IPRC ‘The course is approached from a ‘work through’ angle of a fields life. Mark is very knowledgeable & open to questions and new ideas from attendees of the course’

Senior Geologist, TFE UK 2003


IPRC ‘A very good and comprehensive course, well structured with a detailed, well illustrated manual’

Core Analyst, CoreLab 2002


IPRC ‘Looks at big picture. Lots of neat, new tricks. Excellent integration emphasis. Good core knowledge’

*Anonymous, Chevron 2001


IPRC ‘Informative and enjoyable’

*Anonymous, Chevron 2001


IPRC ‘A very good course – lots to cover but all important and relevant’

*Anonymous, Chevron 2001


IPRC ‘Several years ago I took your “Integrating Petrophysical Data – Established and Emerging Techniques” and was very happy with the course. I noted you continually updated your course. Do you still teach the course …’

Geologist, Talisman 1996