314262 v.2 Petroleum Engineering Major (BEng)
Major/Stream Overview
This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.
Petroleum Engineering involves the production of oil and gas (hydrocarbons) from sub surface reservoirs which requires engineering to bring it to the surface, estimate its value and extract it, in other words, finding oil and gas, drilling and producing it.
Major/Stream Organisation
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| 307660 | v.4 | Engineering Sustainable Development 201 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 308807 | v.1 | Fluid Mechanics 230 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 310229 | v.2 | Introduction to Petroleum Engineering 105 | 1.5 | 12.5 | |
| 11310 | v.5 | Geology 111 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302240 | v.4 | Process Principles 227 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| 303146 | v.2 | Mechanics of Solids 232 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 302249 | v.3 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 223 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314448 | v.1 | Principles and Processes in Chemistry 100 | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314882 | v.1 | Petrophysics and Reservoir Properties Laboratory 200 | 25.0 | ||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| 307666 | v.3 | Formation Evaluation 300 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307676 | v.3 | Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals 300 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312148 | v.2 | Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 300 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312149 | v.2 | Petroleum Geology and Geophysics 300 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| 307677 | v.3 | Petroleum Production Technology 310 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314883 | v.1 | Drilling Engineering and Fluids Laboratory 300 | 3.5 | 25.0 | |
| 312156 | v.2 | Advanced Reservoir Engineering 310 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 313756 | v.1 | Process Engineering and Analysis 212 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 1 | |||||
| 314881 | v.1 | Petroleum Geomechanics 400 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 307680 | v.4 | Numerical Reservoir Simulation 410 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312154 | v.2 | Petroleum Economics, Risk and Project Management 410 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 314039 | v.2 | Advanced Drilling Engineering 410 | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 2 | |||||
| 307668 | v.2 | Process Instrumentation and Control 328 | 5.5 | 25.0 | |
| 310231 | v.3 | Crude Oil Processing 400 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312157 | v.2 | Stimulation and Intervention Operations 410 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312155 | v.2 | Petroleum Engineering Final Project 430 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
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