Curriculum in
Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering is primarily concerned with the economic
extraction of oil, gas, and other natural resources from the
earth. This is accomplished through the design, drilling and
operation of wells and well systems, and the integrated management
of the underground reservoirs in which the resources are found.
The petroleum engineering program has three educational objectives:
In essence, the goal of the petroleum engineering curriculum
is to provide a modern engineering education with proper balance
between fundamentals and practice, and to graduate engineers
prepared for life-long learning but capable of being productive
contributors immediately. The curriculum includes study of:
There is a heavy emphasis on mathematics, computer applications,
communication skills and interdisciplinary problem solving.
As a result, Aggie petroleum engineers are in high demand in
the industry, and their starting salaries are consistently
among the top in the University and the nation.
The department is well-known for its curriculum, facilities
and faculty, and its undergraduate program was recognized as
the best in the nation by US
News and World Report in 2003, and by the Gourman
Report published in 1999 by National Education Standards.
The faculty comprises more than 20 professors and lecturers,
many of them widely known and globally involved in the petroleum
industry. Two of the faculty are members of the prestigious
National Academy of Engineering, and six are Distinguished
Members of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
The department encourages its students to work as interns
during the summer months. A minimum of six weeks of approved
experience is required for graduation. The department also
participates in the Cooperative Education Program.
In addition to the Bachelor of Science
degree in Petroleum Engineering, the department also offers
both master's and doctoral
degrees, including the Master of Science and Master of
Engineering, and the Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Engineering
(see
the Texas A&M
University Graduate Catalog).
SOPHOMORE YEAR
| First Semester |
(Th-Pr)
|
Cr
|
|
Second Semester |
(Th-Pr)
|
Cr
|
| ENGR 211 Conserv. Prin. of Engr. Mech. |
(2-2) |
3 |
|
COMM 205 Comm. for Tech. Professions |
(3-0) |
3 |
| ENGR 213 Prin. of Materials Engr. |
(2-2) |
3 |
|
ENGR 212 Conserv. Prin. in Thermal Sci. |
(2-2) |
3 |
| GEOL 104 Physical Geology |
(3-2) |
4 |
|
ENGR 214 Conserv. Principles in Continuum Mechanics |
(2-2) |
3 |
| MATH 251 Engineering Mathematics III |
(3-0) |
3 |
|
MATH 308 Differential Equations |
(3-0) |
3 |
| PETE 211 Petr. Engr. Systems |
(1-0) |
1 |
|
PETE 311 Reservoir Petrophysics |
(3-3) |
4 |
| University Core Curriculum elective |
|
3 |
|
|
|
16 |
| |
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
JUNIOR YEAR
| ENGR 215 Prin. of Electrical Engr. |
(2-2)
|
3
|
|
PETE 320 Drilling and Prod. Systems |
(2-3)
|
3
|
| GEOL 404 Geology of Petroleum |
(2-3) |
3 |
|
PETE 321 Formation Evaluation |
(3-3) |
4 |
| PETE 301 Petr. Engr. Numerical Methods |
(2-3) |
3 |
|
PETE 322 Geostatistics |
(3-0) |
3 |
| PETE 310 Reservoir Fluids |
(3-3) |
4 |
|
PETE 323 Reservoir Models |
(3-0) |
3 |
| PETE 335 Technical Presentations I |
(1-0) |
1 |
|
PETE 324 Well Performance |
(3-0) |
3 |
| University Core Curriculum elective |
|
3 |
|
|
|
16 |
| |
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
SENIOR YEAR
| PETE 401 Reservoir Development |
(2-3)
|
3
|
|
ENGR 482 Ethics and Engineering |
(3-0)
|
3
|
| PETE 410 Well Completion and Stim. |
(3-0) |
3 |
|
PETE 400 Reservoir Description |
(2-3) |
3 |
| PETE 411 Well Drilling |
(3-0) |
3 |
|
PETE 403 Petroleum Project Evaluation |
(3-0) |
3 |
| PETE 435 Technical Presentations II |
(1-0) |
1 |
|
Technical elective |
|
3 |
| University Core Curriculum elective |
|
3 |
|
University Core Curriculum elective |
|
3 |
| |
|
13 |
|
|
|
15 |
