Petroleum Engineering - PTRLBS8338
Stream Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Petroleum Engineering
Contact: School
Program: 8338 - Engineering Science
Award(s):
Master of Engineering Science (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
Another characteristic of the oil & gas industry is that the development and integration of new technology, as well as changes to the socio-political context of the industry, mean that Petroleum Engineers require deeper knowledge of the discipline combined with an understanding of how these innovations change the way Petroleum Engineering is practised. Therefore, the specialisation enables students from a Petroleum Engineering background to extend and broaden their knowledge of the discipline’s context.
Further, today's leaders in Petroleum Engineering need to be able to move from the existing body of knowledge in the profession to develop new and innovative solutions to problems covering the technical aspects of petroleum exploration and development, to project economics, and to the environmental and social context of the industry. Therefore, the stream includes a range of courses with a research or enquiry-based learning component. These enquiry-based components involve students solving an open-ended problem through the integration of taught material with their own investigation into the problem and developing their own solutions.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Students need a recognised four year Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline of engineering with a minimum 65% average.
NOTE: The minimum average required for entry is as determined by the UNSW Postgraduate Entry Score Calculator. Students from a non-211 university in China need a minimum 70% average.
For entry details (particularly for South Asian students) please click here.
Stream Structure
- 24 UOC of Core Disciplinary courses
- 30 UOC of Advanced disciplinary courses
- 18 UOC of Enquiry-based courses
- 12 UOC of Technical Management Electives and 12 UOC of disciplinary knowledge electives.
The following lists set out the courses offered and how they fit within the requirements of the program structure.
Core Disciplinary knowledge (24 UOC)
- PTRL2019 Reservoir Engineering A (6 UOC)
- PTRL5003 Well Pressure Testing (6 UOC)
- PTRL5004 Numerical Res. Simulation (6 UOC)
- PTRL5006 Field Dev Geol - Pet Eng (6 UOC)
- PTRL5007 Reservoir Engineering (6 UOC)
- PTRL5009 Well Drilling Equip&Operations (6 UOC)
- PTRL5010 Natural Gas Engineering (6 UOC)
- PTRL5011 Petro.Production Eng (6 UOC)
- PTRL5012 Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery (6 UOC)
- PTRL5016 Well Completions & Stimulation (6 UOC)
- PTRL5021 Reservoir Characterisation (6 UOC)
- PTRL5022 Drilling Systems Design (6 UOC)
- PTRL5024 Drilling Fluids & Cementing (6 UOC)
- PTRL5100 Geomechanics A (6 UOC)
- PTRL5101 Petroleum Geomechanics B (6 UOC)
- PTRL5107 Formation Evaluation (6 UOC)
- PTRL6025 Well Control & Blowout Prevent (6 UOC)
- PTRL6032 Coal Seam Gas Engineering (6 UOC)
Technical Management Electives (12 UOC)
Plus a further 12 UOC electives, which can consist of either disciplinary knowledge or advanced disciplinary knowledge or the courses listed below:
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