Course modules center on rigorously defining the four essential elements (source rock, reservoir rock, seal rock, and overburden rock) and two time-based processes (generation-migration-accumulation and trap formation) in sedimentary basins; mapping the pod of active source rock; constructing and interpreting burial history diagrams; understanding mechanical and capillary seal; correlating oil to its source rock of origin; and examining CO₂ in a similar rock-fluid context. If time permits, we will develop a “hydrogen system” for geologic (naturally occurring) hydrogen.