McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering

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For more information about degree offerings by the faculty of the McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering, visit the McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering webpage.

The McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering offers a curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering (B.S.P.E.)  degree. The B.S. degree program in petroleum engineering  is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

The objective of the undergraduate program is to provide basic and applied knowledge in petroleum engineering, with equal emphasis on drilling and completion, production and reservoir areas using the fundamental building blocks of mathematical, physical and engineering sciences.

Program Educational Objectives:

• Our alumni become competent petroleum engineering professionals.
• Our alumni are able to analyze and design engineering systems, understand the associated uncertainties, and evaluate the economic, environmental, and social impacts.
• Our alumni are able to synthesize inputs from various sources, apply multidisciplinary fundamentals, and articulate technical concepts.

Programs

• Petroleum Engineering, B.S.P.E.

• Petroleum Engineering Minor

Courses

• PE 1001 Introduction to Petroleum Engineering
• PE 2101 Rock and Fluid Properties Lab
• PE 2113 Rock Properties
• PE 2123 Fluid Properties
• PE 3003 Petroleum Economics and Property Evaluation
• PE 3013 Computer Applications in Petroleum Engineering
• PE 3023 Reservoir Engineering I
• PE 3041 Drilling Lab
• PE 3043 Drilling Engineering I
• PE 3073 Production Engineering I
• PE 3323 Unconventional Resources
• PE 3553 Practice of Petroleum Engineering
• PE 3711 Internship
• PE 3733 Oil and Gas Metering and Instrumentation
• PE 4023 Fundamentals and Applications of Geothermal Engineering
• PE 4043 Drilling Engineering II
• PE 4053 Formation Evaluation
• PE 4063 Well Construction and Completion Design
• PE 4071 Production Engineering Lab
• PE 4073 Production Engineering II
• PE 4113 Reservoir Engineering II
• PE 4183 Flow Assurance
• PE 4513 Integrated Reservoir Modeling
• PE 4643 Directional and Horizontal Drilling
• PE 4663 Well Stimulation
• PE 4863 Special Topics in Petroleum Engineering
• PE 4871-3 Research in Petroleum Engineering
• PE 4983 Capstone Design
• PE 4991-3 Independent Study
• PE 5033 Well Test Analysis I

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