Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

301727 v.2 Master of Petroleum Engineering


MPetEng(Curtin)

Course CRICOS Code: 034333J
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 1.5 Years

Introduction

This course is comprehensive in nature and provides multidisciplinary education and hands-on training in petroleum engineering. Candidates completing the course are expected to work as fully qualified petroleum engineers requiring minimum supervision in the upstream oil and gas industry. The teaching staff in the Department are professionals with many years of working experience in the oil and gas industry. This course is structured around a modular approach and each module takes one month of intensive lectures and application training on actual oil and gas field examples.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

An honours degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering or science discipline. Candidates with degrees in other disciplines may be considered where they have relevant work experience.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis.

Duration and Availability

This fee-paying course is three semesters full-time study. Continuing progress is subject to satisfactory performance. A student will not be permitted to progress in the master program unless a mark of 65 per cent is achieved in all units. Students who do not achieve this level of academic performance may apply for an intermediate award.

Intermediate Awards I

A student who has completed the requirements of an approved intermediate award may apply for graduation in that award subject to approval from the Head of School/Department. Fees apply. Intermediate awards approved for this course appear below.

Intermediate Awards II

Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering

Course Organisation

The course is organised on a block modular format with almost 50 per cent of the time spent on applications of the knowledge using real oil and gas field data.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.

Special Note

Extensive computer hardware and software are available for use as is the Society of Petroleum Engineers online information library.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 1 Study Period 3
301729 v.3   Applied Geology and Geophysics 602 40.0 25.0
301737 v.3   Formation Evaluation 604 40.0 25.0
  50.0

Year 1 Study Period 4
301734 v.3   Drilling Engineering 603 40.0 25.0
  25.0

Year 1 Study Period 5
301736 v.3   Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour 606 40.0 25.0
  25.0

Year 1 Study Period 6
301735 v.3   Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering 605 40.0 25.0
  25.0

Year 1 Study Period 7
310363 v.1   Petroleum Economics and Project Management 602 2.5 25.0
  25.0

Year 1 Study Period 8
301739 v.3   Production Technology 607 40.0 25.0
  25.0

Year 1 Study Period 9
301738 v.3   Advanced Reservoir Engineering 601 40.0 25.0
  25.0

Year 1 Study Period 10
301741 v.3 ** Numerical Reservoir Simulation 612 40.0 25.0
  OR  
308073 v.1 ** Well Completions and Workover 610 40.0 25.0
  25.0

Year 1 Quarter 4
310361 v.1   Petroleum Assets Management 602 30.0 50.0
  50.0

Year 2 Quarter 1
310419 v.1 * Petroleum Engineering Final Project 601 2.0 25.0
  25.0
* This unit is available in both Quarter 1 and Quarter 2
** The Department will determine on an annual basis which unit is offered in Study Period 10
 

Availability

Year Location   All* Internal Partially Online Internal^ External Fully Online#
2007 Bentley Campus Semester 1   Y      
2007 Bentley Campus Study Period 5   Y      

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.



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