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Petroleum Engineering Course in Engineering

category: Engineering , Science

duration: 4 years

mode: offline

course ID: CT-103

reviews: 236

About Petroleum Engineering Course

Petroleum Engineering Course 2023 Petroleum Engineering is a branch of science which deals with the study of extraction of crude oil and natural gas present on the deposits found below the surface of Earth. Students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Petroleum Engineering study about the designing aspect of oil and gas reservoirs used for storage and transportation.

The course also makes them aware of the procedure required in drilling the surface of the earth for refining petroleum products.

This field of engineering is concerned with the activities related to the production of Hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Exploration and production are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry. 

Job Profiles 

  • Testing manager/professional
  • Technician
  • Field operator
  • Junior Engineer position
  • Project Manager
  • Research Engineer position
  • Research Associate / Project Associate
  • Grade ‘B’ Engineers
  • Graduate Engineer Trainee
  • Scientist - Geologist, Mineralogist
  • Advisor/Consultants
  • Lecturers/Professors

Recruiters 

  • Exxon Mobil
  • Geo Enpro Petroleum Ltd
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
  • Petro China
  • Petroliam Nasional Berhad
  • Royal Dutch Shell
  • Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)    
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
  • Oil India Limited (OIL)
  • Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
  • Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC)
  • Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)    
  • Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)       
  • Halliburton
  • Shell
  • Schlumberger
  • Reliance Industries Ltd ( Reliance Energy)

Skills required

  1. Numerical and analytical skills
  2. Good health and fitness
  3. Strong technical skills
  4. Team working skills
  5. Problem Solving skills
  6. Ability to work under pressure
  7. Drive and enthusiasm

Petroleum Engineering Scope 

  • The scope of different industries investing in the petroleum sector and collaboration with foreign investors has increased the recruitment drives for petroleum engineers.
  • The expansion of oil refineries on partnerships of government agencies with private organisations.  
  • The scope of this engineering field is not only high but it also offers amazing pay scale as this is one of the highest paid engineering disciplines. It is because the demand for oil and gas is very high all over the world. 

  • Because of the high demand and oil and gas in the whole wide world, it is obvious that more professionals are required for the same. 

  • This field of engineering gives the opportunity to the engineers to travel the world. 

Petroleum Engineering Subjects 

  • Acoustics and Noise control
  • Advanced Marine Structures
  • Calculus 1- Functions of one variable
  • Computational Engineering/ Thermodynamics
  • Drilling Vessels and support crafts
  • FEM Applied to Ocean Engineering
  • Flow Induced Vehicle
  • Ocean Energy
  • Ocean Mining and Dredging
  • Physical Modelling and Instrumentation
  • English / Language
  • Applied Mathematics (I)
  • Engineering Mathematics (II)
  • Engineering Chemistry            
  • Applied Mathematics (III)
  • Engineering Mechanics   
  • Thermodynamics of Reservoirs
  • Drilling and Exploration
  • Geology of Petroleum
  • GeoMechanics
  • Engineering Control and Measurement
  • Strength of materials
  • Drilling and well completion
  • Reservoir Design
  • Reservoir Modelling
  • Machines and Equipment
  • Transportation
  • Production Engineering
  • Oil recovery science
  • Pipeline design and engineering
  • Chemical kinetics
  • Oil and gas processing system design
  • Enhanced oil recovery techniques
  • Deep-Sea production system
  • Engineering Physics
  • Computer Programming and utilization
  • Elements of Mechanical Engineering
  • Environmental Studies            
  • Engineering Drawing
  • Workshop
  • Communication and Life Skills 

Course Curriculum 

  1. Introductory science courses
  2. Introductory mathematics and applied mathematics
  3. Basic engineering courses
  4. Introduction to other fields like civil engineering and electrical engineering
  5. Introduction to Chemical Engineering
  6. Introduction to geology and earth science
  7. Polymer science
  8. Energy resources
  9. Materials science and advanced materials engineering
  10. Fluid mechanics ( drilling, well compilation )
  11. Equipment design and management
  12. Environmental science and engineering
  13. Safety techniques

Petroleum Engineering Eligibility 

  • For UG: Minimum aggregate marks as 60% in Class XII with subjects as Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
  • For PG: B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering.

  • Oil and Paint Technology | Paint Technology

Petroleum Engineering Course Level

Degree Offered in UG
  • B.E /Btech
  • B.Sc.
Degree Offered in PG
  • M.E /Mtech.
  • M.Sc.

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