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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

313609 v.3 Oil and Gas Stream (BEng)

Introduction

The course covers the development, design and operation of processes and plant for the extraction, conversion and recovery of oil and gas systems, the theory and application of the various disciplines that are required to evaluate, develop and exploit oil and gas accumulations. Engineering companies design and build plant for oil and gas industries. Manufacturing companies manage, operate, maintain and develop processes and plant for the efficient production of oil and gas. Among the more familiar are petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical and polymer production, and several chemical process industries. The course provides the graduates with all of the essential elements of the degree in Chemical Engineering and has wide ranging career opportunities.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 2 Semester 2
313756 v.1   Process Engineering and Analysis 212 5.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 3 Semester 1
310229 v.2   Introduction to Petroleum Engineering 105 1.5 12.5
312148 v.1   Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 314 4.0 25.0
313791 v.1   Research Project 411 5.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   12.5
  75.0
Year 3 Semester 2
307660 v.4   Engineering Sustainable Development 201 3.0 12.5
310234 v.4   Introduction to Offshore Platforms and Transport 325 3.0 12.5
313663 v.1   Oilfield Processing 300 5.0 25.0
313771 v.1   Process Synthesis and Design 312 5.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 4 Semester 1
307676 v.2   Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals 423 4.0 25.0
313760 v.1   Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer Processes 422 5.0 25.0
313792 v.1   Research Project 412 9.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 4 Semester 2
307677 v.2   PEng 424 Petroleum Production Technology 3.0 25.0
  25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 3 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
302280 v.3   Mineral Processing 374 2.0 12.5
302290 v.4   Petroleum Processing 475 6.0 12.5
307446 v.3   Biochemical Engineering 471 4.0 12.5
310756 v.3   Fundamentals of Air Pollution Control 313 3.0 12.5
311182 v.2   Wastewater Treatment Processes 302 3.0 12.5

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