MJRU-PTENG v.1 Petroleum Engineering Major (BEng Hons)
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/Minor/Stream Organisation
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| CHEN2000 | v.1 | Process Principles | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| ENGR2000 | v.1 | Fluid Mechanics | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| ENEN2000 | v.1 | Engineering Sustainable Development | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| PEEN1000 | v.1 | Introduction to Petroleum Engineering | 1.5 | 12.5 | |
| GEOL1000 | v.1 | Geological Principles | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| CHEN2001 | v.1 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| CHEM1000 | v.1 | Principles and Processes in Chemistry | 6.0 | 25.0 | |
| MINE2002 | v.1 | Mechanics of Solids | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN2000 | v.1 | Petrophysics and Reservoir Properties Laboratory | 25.0 | ||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| PEEN3001 | v.1 | Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN3004 | v.1 | Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN3000 | v.1 | Formation Evaluation | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN3005 | v.1 | Petroleum Geology and Geophysics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| CHEN2004 | v.1 | Process Engineering and Analysis | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN3008 | v.1 | Reservoir Engineering Practices | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN3002 | v.1 | Petroleum Production Technology | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN3006 | v.1 | Drilling Engineering and Fluids Laboratory | 3.5 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 1 | |||||
| PEEN4001 | v.1 | Petroleum Economics, Risk and Project Management | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN4004 | v.1 | Numerical Reservoir Simulation | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN4003 | v.1 | Advanced Drilling Engineering | 5.0 | 25.0 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 2 | |||||
| PEEN4000 | v.1 | Crude Oil Processing | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| CHEN3005 | v.1 | Process Instrumentation and Control | 5.5 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN4002 | v.1 | Petroleum Engineering Research Project 2 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| PEEN4006 | v.1 | Petroleum Geomechanics | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
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