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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

310219 v.1 Oil and Gas Stream

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.

Duration and Availability

4 years full-time study or equivalent part-time.This stream is offered only in Semester One of each Calender year.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 2 Semester 1
302240 v.4   Process Principles 227 5.0 25.0
302252 v.3   ChE 213 Process Engineering Materials 3.0 12.5
307661 v.1   ChE 212 Process Analysis 3.0 12.5
308807 v.1   Fluid Mechanics 230 4.0 25.0
7039 v.5   Chemistry 101 7.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 2 Semester 2
302249 v.3   Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 223 5.0 25.0
302251 v.4   ChE 224 Process Systems Analysis 5.0 25.0
302253 v.4   ChE 228 Process Heat Transfer 5.0 25.0
7040 v.6   Chemistry 102 7.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 3 Semester 1
302257 v.3   Process Mass Transfer 221 5.0 25.0
302259 v.2   ChE 322 Process Plant Engineering 5.0 25.0
302260 v.2   ChE 323 Transport Phenomena 5.0 25.0
310229 v.1   PEng 101 Introduction to Petroleum Engineering 2.5 12.5
310230 v.1   PEng 324 Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 4.0 12.5
  100.0
Year 3 Semester 2
307660 v.4   Engineering Sustainable Development 201 2.0 12.5
307668 v.1   ChE 328 Process Instrumentation and Control 3.0 25.0
310221 v.1   ChE 330 Natural Gas Processing 5.0 25.0
310231 v.2   Crude Oil Processing 320 5.0 25.0
310234 v.3   Introduction to Offshore Platform and Transport 325 3.0 12.5
  100.0
Year 4 Semester 1
302269 v.2   ChE 421 Risk Management 5.0 25.0
302297 v.2   ChE 491 Research Project 1 3.0 12.5
307676 v.2   Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals 423 4.0 25.0
307677 v.2   PEng 424 Petroleum Production Technology 3.0 25.0
308572 v.1   ChE 312 Process Synthesis and Design I 3.0 12.5
  100.0
Year 4 Semester 2
302272 v.2   ChE 423 Process Economics and Management 5.0 25.0
302273 v.2   ChE 499 Design Project 10.0 50.0
302299 v.2   ChE 492 Research Project 2 3.0 12.5
310222 v.1   ChE 430 Oil and Gas Processing Laboratory 3.0 12.5
  100.0