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Because of the demand for oil and gas and advances in petroleum technology, the field of petroleum engineering plays an important role in the world today. As a petroleum engineering student, you will study the technology of oil and gas drilling, production, reserves estimation, and the prediction of future production. You will also study the various techniques for evaluating the characteristics of petroleum-bearing formations and their fluid contents. Modern experimental and computational tools are used to study the technology of well logging, well testing, well stimulation, petroleum reservoir engineering, secondary and tertiary recovery and geology. Other areas of study include: economic analysis of oil and gas production, reservoir characterization, and artificial lift methods. Recent curriculum changes have been made to keep pace with rapid advances in well testing, computer simulation, environmental concerns, and advanced drilling techniques. Missouri S&T’s petroleum engineering program is one of fourteen programs in the United States. Missouri S&T is one of only three petroleum engineering programs in the nation to have a well drilling simulator available to its students. This gives students additional insight in well drilling operations and handson experience Missouri S&T’s ABET-accredited program combines basic science and engineering principles with a strong emphasis in design and a solid technical knowledge. The curriculum is flexible enough for you to satisfy technical elective requirements with coursework in and/or outside the Geological Sciences and Engineering Department, allowing you to take courses in Geophysics, Geology, Geological Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Electrical Engineering. Departmental Contact Information: 1.573.341. 4616 125 McNutt Hall http://gse.mst.edu
[email protected] Department Chair: Dr. Robert Laudon
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Student Organizations and Undergraduate Research Undergraduate research opportunities are available through the OURE program as well as many faculty-sponsored projects. Petroleum engineering faculty work with faculty members from several other disciplines on many interdisciplinary engineering research projects. There is a student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers that meets monthly and the national petroleum engineering honorary society, Pi Epsilon Tau. Average Starting Salaries Bachelors: $83,875/year (2008) Co-op & Internship: $5,094/month
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Top Hiring Employers ExxonMobil BP Amoco Reliant Energy Halliburton
ConocoPhillips Aquila Energy Chesapeake Energy The Williams Companies
Scholarship Information Freshman scholarships are awarded based on high school transcripts and ACT/SAT scores. Some may require a separate application. Scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 for sophomores, juniors and seniors typically require an application and are based on academic record, service activities and extracurricular activities. Co-op and Internship Availability Co-op and summer intern programs are available to students. These programs provide students with the opportunity to integrate their classroom studies with learning through productive work experiences in a field related to a student’s academic or career goals.
Faculty Associate Professors: Shari Dunn-Norman, Ph.D., Heriot-Watt Ralph Flori, Ph.D., Missouri S&T Assistant Professors: Baojun Bai, Ph.D., New Mexico Institute of Mining Runar Nygaard, Ph.D., University of Oslo Emeritus Professors: Daopu Numbere (Emeritus), Ph.D., Oklahoma 1 Leonard Koederitz (Curators’ Emeritus), Ph.D., Missouri S&T 1 Registered Professional Engineer
Related Programs and Minors In addition to a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, Missouri S&T offers the following related degree programs. Requirements are outlined in Missouri S&T’s course catalog, available online at http://registrar.mst.edu.
Bachelor of Science, Geological Engineering Bachelor of Science, Geology and Geophysics Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering Minor, Petroleum Engineering
Available Emphasis Areas Petroleum engineering students may choose a specialty as part of their degree program in the following areas:
Energy Industry Management Reservoir Characterization Information Technology
Notes Detailed information on course equivalencies, acceptable credits for elective coursework, grade requirements and prerequisites is available from Missouri S&T’s Registrar’s Office at http://registrar.mst.edu. All Petroleum Engineering students must take the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination prior to graduation. A passing grade is not required, however, this is the first step to becoming a registered professional engineer.
Bachelor of Science Petroleum Engineering ..............................128 credit hours Entering freshmen desiring to study Petroleum Engineering will be admitted to the Freshman Engineering Program. They will, however, be permitted, if they wish, to state a Petroleum Engineering preference, which will be used as a consideration for available freshman departmental scholarships. The focus of the Freshmen Engineering program is on enhanced advising and career counseling, with the goal of providing to the student the information necessary to make an informed decision. FIRST YEAR Credit FE 10-Careers in Engineering .............................................1 PetE 121-Intro to Oil Well Drilling ........................................1 IDE 20-Intro to Design Theory .............................................3 Chemistry 1,2-General Chemistry w/ Lab............................5 English 20-Exposition ..........................................................3 Math 14-Calculus I ...............................................................4 Math 15-Calculus II ..............................................................4 Physics 23-Engineering Physics I........................................4 Elective/History or Political Science.....................................3 GeoE 50 or 51-Geology for Engineers ........................... 3 31 SECOND YEAR Geology 332-Depositional Systems.....................................3 Geology 340-Petroleum Geology ........................................3 IDE 150-Dynamics ...............................................................2 IDE 50-Statics ......................................................................3 Math 204-Elem Diff Equations .............................................3 Math 22-Calc/Analy Geom III...............................................4 MinE 232-Statics and Mech of Rock Materials....................3 PetE 240-Fluid Petroleum Properties ..................................3 PetE 241 & 242-Petro Reservoir Eng w/ Lab ......................4 Physics 24-Eng Physics II............................................... 4 32 THIRD YEAR CE 230-Elem Fluid Mechanics ............................................3 Geology 220-Structural Geology .........................................3 GeoPhy 377-Seismic Interpretation (3D Seismic) ...............3 ME 227-Thermal Analysis....................................................3 PetE 232-Well Logging ........................................................3 PetE 316-Well Performance and Production.......................3 PetE 331-Drilling and Well Design.......................................3 PetE 338-Finite Element Analysis in PetE...........................4 PetE 341-Well Testing .........................................................3 Economics 121 or 122-Micro or Macroeconomics ..............3 Elective/ Humanities or Social Science .......................... 3 34 FOURTH YEAR GeoE 315-Geostatistical Methods .......................................3 English 65-Technical Writing ...............................................3 IDE 110-Mechanics of Materials..........................................3 PetE 310-Ethics and Professionalism..................................1 PetE 347-Petro Eng Design.................................................3 PetE 357-Petroleum Econ and Asset Valuation ..................3 PetE Elective........................................................................3 PetE 366-Mechanical Earth Modeling .................................3 PetE Elective........................................................................3 Elective/Humanities or Social Science ................................3 Elective/ Humanities or Social Science .......................... 3 31
