Petroleum Engineering - PTRLGS7343
Stream Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Petroleum Engineering
Contact: School
Program: 7343 - Petroleum Engineering
Award(s):
Graduate Certificate in Petroleum Engineering (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
This stream in Petroleum Engineering is designed to cater for engineering and science graduates and industry personnel who are interested in expanding their knowledge base and improving their technical understanding. It covers both the fundamentals and applications of drilling engineering, reservoir engineering, petroleum technology, business principles and business management.
This stream is for students who wish to undertake courses face-to-face on campus.
This stream is for students who wish to undertake courses face-to-face on campus.
Stream Structure
Students must complete 36UOC of courses to be eligible for the degree, and must complete the following:
Foundational Disciplinary courses (12UOC)
Foundational Disciplinary courses (12UOC)
- Student will enrol in 2 x 6 UOC Foundational Disciplinary courses offered by the School of Petroleum Engineering as recommended by the program authority, based on work experience and professional background.
Disciplinary Knowledge courses (18UOC - 24UOC)
Plus 12UOC - 18UOC from the following:
Advanced Disciplinary Knowledge courses (up to 6 UOC)
- PTRL5003 Well Pressure Testing (6 UOC)
- PTRL5004 Numerical Res. Simulation (6 UOC)
- PTRL5006 Field Dev Geol - Pet Eng (6 UOC)
- PTRL5007 Fundamentals of Res Eng B (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)
The Graduate Certificate can be an entry point for obtaining foundational qualifications in Petroleum Engineering, and for articulating to the Graduate Diploma (and subsequently the Masters degree) subject to having a credit average and no fails. Upon completion of this degree, candidates can articulate to the Petroleum Engineering stream of the Graduate Diploma in Engineering - students articulating are required to complete four additional courses (24UOC) to complete that program.
