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Industry geology field courses for professional geoscientists, in the US and Europe. Led by authorities who own their IP, with every price published.

  • Published fees
  • Built on safety
  • No contracts
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  • 213Industry field courses personally run, and counting
  • 4.76Out of 5 average course rating, from 137 reviews
  • 0Recordable incidents since 2019, in over 38,000 exposure hours
  • EMTOur founder is a nationally registered EMT, with a Wilderness First Responder on every course

We work with supermajors, independents, public institutions, government agencies, and everything in‑between. Every price is published.

Why us

Built different

Field seminars led by industry authorities who own their IP, backed by custom drone photogrammetry, digital field atlases and NREMT-led risk management. No legacy catalog markups, no post-trip surprise billing.

  • Led by authorities

    Every course is created and led by an independent geoscientist with decades in academia, industry or both. They own their IP and their science, and we vet them as exceptional teachers and communicators.

    More about us

  • Next-gen tech

    A suite of cutting-edge field gear for safety and efficiency, drone 3D models we fly and own, the Field Companion app, a digital Field Course Atlas and guidebook, and 3 months of web access.

    The science and tech

  • NREMT safety

    Founded and directed by a nationally registered EMT, with zero recordable incidents in over 38,000 exposure hours since 2019. Christopher or a seasoned, GFS-approved field leader is on site every trip, and we handle the logistics and paperwork so your people can focus on the rocks.

    How we run it

  • Capital efficiency

    Price, dates, inclusions, instructors and even sample flight costs are public, with our comparisons sourced and dated. On the four courses we compare, ours cost about a third less: $3,900 to $5,980 less per person. The price of six seats at Tetra Tech RPS covers ten of ours on West Texas.

    What it costs

  • Good neighbors

    Texas-based, and our founder is Leave No Trace certified. He volunteers with Texas Search and Rescue and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and E-Rocks, our geology-for-everyone project, is working toward nonprofit status.

    Giving back

  • Trusted

    Trusted by majors and independents alike. We’ve worked with some of the world’s largest energy companies.

    Registered LLC · Insured · Founded 2019

We’re independent. We have not sold our business twice.More about us

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Next field schools

Seats left are live. Prices, dates and what is included are all published.

  • Open for bookingCalifornia, USAExclusive: Vitor Abreu, one time only

    San Diego

    California, USA

    Deepwater Reservoir Architecture

    Save $4,681 vs Tetra Tech RPS

    Who it’s for

    Deepwater exploration and development geoscientists, geophysicists and petrophysicists.

    What you’ll work through

    • Confined, weakly confined and distributive fan systems
    • Lithofacies scheme and elements-of-deposition maps
    • Net-to-gross, amalgamation and connectivity
    • Channel–levee, lobe and slope stacking geometries
    • Outcrop to reservoir-model inputs and play-element calls

    Instructors

    • Vitor AbreuCo-founder, Bossa EnergyOne time only · Feb 2027
      AAPG’s first international Distinguished Instructor. We have an exclusive partnership with Vitor: he teaches only through us, and only this trip, in February 2027.
    • Rene JonkDirector, ACT-GEO
      25+ years in industry (ExxonMobil, Apache). PhD, University of Aberdeen, where he is an honorary professor.

    Analog for

    Deepwater channel, lobe and levee reservoirs of the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil (Campos, Santos), West Africa, the North Sea, East Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.

    Delivered with

    Geology Field School RedArchACT-GEO

    Dates and price

    Feb 21–26 2027$9,499
    Book a seat

    Group size 6–20. Fly into San Diego (SAN).

    Sample flights

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  • Open for bookingBlack Hills, USAExclusive: A GFS original

    Inyan Kara

    Black Hills, USA

    Williston Basin SWD/CCS

    Who it’s for

    SWD, CCS and reservoir geoscientists and engineers.

    What you’ll work through

    • Compound incised-valley fills of the Lakota and Fall River
    • Sand-body connectivity and injectivity
    • Seal and confining-interval integrity (Skull Creek–Mowry)
    • A proximal-to-distal transect of about 100 miles
    • Screening SWD and CCS sites for containment risk

    Instructors

    • Rick BeaubouefRTB Geoscience
      30 years in the subsurface, former Chief Geologist, and author of the field guide.

    Analog for

    Williston Basin disposal and CO₂ storage, Alberta Mannville, Denver Basin J Sandstone, Powder River Muddy, and any incised-valley-fill reservoir and seal pair.

    Delivered with

    Geology Field School RedArchRTB Geoscience

    Dates and price

    May 10–15 2027$9,995

    Immediately after GSA Rocky Mountain Section · Rapid City (May 8–10).

    Book a seat

    Group size 4–12. Fly into Rapid City (RAP).

    Sample flights

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Training a team?

A private week: your dates, 5 or more people, your asset questions built in. Set up in as little as 4 weeks. Or an open week, with company card or PO accepted.

We’re open 24/7. Emails, texts and phone calls go straight to our founder’s cell phone.