Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Required 129 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including:
I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).
II. Petroleum Engineering required courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PTRE 201 | Introduction to Petroleum Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 301 | Reservoir Rock Properties | 3 |
| PTRE 311 | Petroleum Fluid Properties | 3 |
| PTRE 361 | Petroleum Engineering Laboratory I | 1 |
| PTRE 401 | Well Logging | 3 |
| PTRE 405 | Petroleum Eng. Economy and Law | 3 |
| PTRE 411 | Drilling Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 421 | Production Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 431 | Reservoir Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 445 | Well Testing | 3 |
| PTRE 451 | Advanced Drilling Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 462 | Petroleum Engineering Laboratory II | 1 |
| PTRE 465 | Petroleum Geomechanics | 3 |
| PTRE 471 | Numerical Reservoir Simulation | 3 |
| PTRE 475 | Well Completions | 3 |
| PTRE 484 | Research Design | 3 |
| PTRE 485 | Senior Design | 3 |
| Total Credits | 47 | |
III. Program Required Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Electives | 6 | |
| PTRE 461 | Natural Gas Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 493 | Selected Topics in Petroleum Engineering | 1-4 |
| ENGR 490 | Topics in Engineering | 1-3 |
| GEOL 330 | Structural Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 411 | Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | 3 |
| GEOL 414 | Applied Geophysics | 3 |
| GEOE 417 | Hydrogeology | 3 |
IV. College of Engineering and Mines Requirements:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 200 | Computer Applications in Engineering | 2 |
| ENGR 201 | Statics | 3 |
| ENGR 203 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ENGR 340 | Professional Integrity in Engineering | 3 |
| GEOE 210 | Earth Dynamics Geophysics | 4 |
| GEOL 407 | Petroleum Geology | 3 |
| CHE 315 | Engineering Statistics and Design of Experiments | 3 |
| or MATH 321 | Applied Statistical Methods | |
| ME 306 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 341 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 27 | |
V. Requirements outside of the College of Engineering and Mines:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 122 & 122L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| MATH 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 265 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 266 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHYS 251 | University Physics I | 4 |
| or PHYS 251C & 251CL | University Physics I and University Physics I Lab | |
| PHYS 252 | University Physics II | 4 |
| or PHYS 252C & 252CL | University Physics II and University Physics II Lab | |
| Total Credits | 31 | |
All courses taken in the College of Engineering and Mines must be completed with a "C" or higher. Students need to meet a minimum of 2.0 GPA within the College of Engineering and Mines.
Students must ensure all appropriate pre-requisites are met prior to registering for all courses in the curriculum.