This course was conducted in the Center for Advanced Training, Quality Management and Marketing (CdoGEO) of the Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies of Kazan Federal University. It was very useful for sedimentologists, geologists and geophysicists.

The attendees considered matters related to sedimentology of carbonate reservoir formation, generation of reservoir properties and study methods. Besides, secondary variations of carbonate reservoirs, which play an important role in oil and gas recovery, were examined. The programme also included geophysical methods of well surveying and use of seismic data for carbonate reservoir study.

CJSC MiMGO specialists also seized the opportunity of seeing vast collections of the Geological and History Museums of Kazan University.

Kazan University is one of the ancient universities of Russia. On 5 November 1804 Alexander I signed the Affirmative Letter and the Charter of the university.

Throughout its rich history and work, Kazan University became home to scientific schools that won global recognition. It is here that non-Euclidean geometry was born. Its founder, mathematician N.I. Lobachevsky, played an outstanding role in the development of the university where he was the rector for twenty years.

The following famous people studied in the university in different years: the founder of the Soviet State Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Ulyanov), writers Sergey Aksakov, Lev Tolstoy, Pavel Melnikov (Andrey Pechersky), Vladimir Khlebnikov, composer Miliy Balakirev, painter Valery Jacobi and others.