Courses of Instruction

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Director: Iraj Ershaghi, Ph.D., P.E.

Faculty

Chester F. Dolley Chair in Petroleum Engineering: Yanis C. Yortsos, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering)

Omar B. Milligan Chair in Petroleum Engineering: Iraj Ershaghi, Ph.D., P.E. (Chemical Engineering)

Professor: George V. Chilingar, Ph.D. (Civil Engineering)

Lecturers: K. Dehghani, Ph.D.; Sam Sarem, Ph.D.; Allan Spivak, Ph.D.; G. Thakur, Ph.D.; Eric Upchurch, M.S.; Victor M. Ziegler, Ph.D

Adjunct Professor: Bruce Davis, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professors: Elmer L. Dougherty, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering); Lyman L. Handy, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering)*

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Petroleum Engineering Honor Society:

Pi Epsilon Tau

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Petroleum Engineering)

See the listing under Chemical Engineering.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Petroleum Engineering)

See the listing under Mechanical Engineering.

Minor in Petroleum Engineering

A minor in petroleum engineering consisting of 16 required units is available to undergraduate majors in various fields of engineering and applied science. Besides preparing for graduate study in petroleum engineering, the program will prepare students for careers in areas of national need such as the exploration, recovery and production of subterranean resources, and the underground disposal of hazardous wastes.

Prerequisite courses:

MATH 125, 126, 226, 245
PHYS 151L and CHEM 105aL
CE 309

Required courses		Units
PTE 461	Formation Evaluation	3
PTE 462	Economic, Risk and Formation Productivity Analysis	4
PTE 463L	Introduction to Transport Processes in Porous Media	3
PTE 464L	Petroleum Reservoir Engineering	3
PTE 465L	Drilling Technology and Subsurface Methods	3
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		16

Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering

The Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering is awarded in strict conformity with the general requirements of the School of Engineering. A student may be permitted to elect the program without thesis upon approval from the department.

Engineer in Petroleum Engineering

Requirements for the Engineer degree in Petroleum Engineering are the same as set forth in the general requirements. See general requirements for graduate degrees.

Doctor of Philosophy

The Doctor of Philosophy with a major in petroleum engineering is also offered. See general requirements for graduate degrees.