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Institute of Petroleum Engineering, Technical University of Clausthal
Preliminary Information about the International Bachelor/Master Study Programme in Petroleum Engineering”
at the Technical University Clausthal
The University of Clausthal is presently organizing an international study programme in Petroleum Engineering and will introduce this study programme after the evaluation and accreditation by the national accreditation agency ZEvA in Hannover in the year 2004.
This study programme will be structured in correspondence to the international standards and curricula of Bachelor-/Master programmes in Petroleum Engineering (comparable to Imperial College of Science and Medicine, Heriott Watt University in UK, University of Trondheim in Norway, Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, Texas University in Houston, University of Oklahoma in Tulsa). The study programme is fully modularised, which means, that study modules of equivalent structure and content can be credited by any university with a certificated BSc-, MSc- or MEng-Programme. The study modules, which are shown on the following pages are composed from lectures, exercises, seminars, practica and workshops. The number of credit points (ECTS) is shown in the corresponding tables of the BSc and MSc-Programme. All study modules are examined and evaluated by the teaching personnel of the universities.
- Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor Programme is designed for qualifications preferentially required for an employment in drilling and production operations, based on fundamentals in Reservoir Engineering, Petroleum Geology, Business Administration and Natural Sciences. The expertises comprise equal parts in scientific and specialist knowledge which enable the graduates for further specialisation in Master and PhD-courses. The study time is planned for 6 semesters (3 years) and is completed by a BSc-thesis following the 13 module exams. The total content of credits is an equivalent to 200 points. During the studies or before, a minimum industry internship of 12 weeks is required. The course content with module titles and lectures included in the modules and the equivalent number of credits is shown in the following table:
Course Content Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Module Title / Lectures / CreditsAppIied Mathematics / Applied Mathematics for Engineers / 18
Data Processing / Elements of Programming, Statistics for Engineers, Data Processing / 14
Introduction into Physics / Experimental Physics for Engineers / 9
Introduction into Mechanics / Mechanics for Engineers / 15
Introduction into Geosciences / Introduction into Geosciences / 12
Introduction to Chemistry / Fundamentals of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry / 9
Fundamentals of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering / Introduction to Electrical Engineering, Machine Parts / 18
Fundamentals of Business Administration and Law / Introduction into Business Administration, Introduction into Law, Mining and Petroleum Law / 21
Fundamentals in Petroleum Geoscience / Petroleum Geology, Geological Field Work, Seismic Data Acquisition and Processing, Open Hole Well Logging / 12
Fundamentals in Reservoir Engineering / Reservoir and Fluid Characterization, Fluid Flow in Porous Media, Reservoir Engineering Computing Practicum, Rock Mechanics I, Basic Well Testing / 17
Fundamentals in Well Engineering / Drilling Fundamentals, Well Planning, (Special Drilling Issues), Drilling Fluid Lab and Computing, Rock Mechanics I, Open Hole Well Logging, Basic Well Testing / 15
Fundamentals in Oil and Gas Production / Petroleum Production Systems, Oil/Gas Production, Gas Conditioning and Processing I Gas Transportation and Distribution I, Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, Thermodynamics and Phase Behaviour of Hydrocarbons / 15
Communication I / Health, Safety and Environment, Reporting, Petroleum Economics and Project Evaluation, Introduction in Petroleum Engineering (Excursion), Oil and Gas Seminar, English / 14
Bachelor Thesis / Industry Internship of 12 weeks is required / 12
Total
/ 201Prerequisite for the registration in this course is a qualified exam of higher education level at High School or Gymnasium, equivalent to the German Abitur/Matura. The course language will be German and the study is free of fees
- Master of Engineering Programme
This course comprises 4 semesters including a foreign-semester at one of our partner universities. For foreign-students this external semester can be replaced by a specialised industry internship in Germany. The study programme is modularised and includes 3 specialisations in Reservoir Management, Drilling/ Production and Gas Supply.
The language in the Master programme will be English. It contains 2 issues of project works, a group project and the master thesis. The degree of specialisation is relatively high, the competence profile includes 60 % of advanced specialist knowledge and 40 % of communicative and social competence. The number of credits for the total programme ranges from 94 to 105 depending on the options of specialisation.
Precondition for being registered in the programme is a BSc-degree in Petroleum Engineering at a certificated university or an equivalent diploma degree with comparable and creditable modules in Engineering Sciences or in Geosciences. The missing modules can be repeated at the Technical University of Clausthal. The course content is shown in the following table:
Course Content Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Module Title / Lectures / CreditsCommunication II / Presentation/Negotiating Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Process Control Eng., Basic Geo-Information Systems, Technical English / 14
Management, Economics and Planning / Oil & Gas Contracts, Planning & Budgeting, Management in the Petroleum Industry, Reservoir Management, Energy Law, Energy Management, Economics of Gas Transportation and Marketing and Energy Markets / 15
Group Project / Group Project (External Semester) / 12
Master Thesis / Master Thesis / 24
Option 1: Reservoir Management
Data Acquisition and Evaluation / Applied Well Test Analysis, Cased Hole Well Logging, Applied Seismic Data Interpretation, Statistics for Petroleum Engineers, Rock Mechanics II, Petrophysics I / 12Reservoir and Fluid Mechanics / Thermodynamics and Phase Behaviour of Hydrocarbons, Improved Oil/Gas Recovery, Gas Storage in Porous Media/Rock Caverns / 14
Reservoir Modelling/ Simulation / Geological Modelling, Numerical Reservoir Simulation, Model Validation, Fractured Reservoir Modelling / 14
Option 2: Drilling/Production
Drilling Engineering / Drilling and Production Equipment, Advanced Drilling Technology, Advanced Drilling/ Production Topics, Cased Hole Well Logging, Rock Mechanics II, Materials Engineering and Corrosion / 17
Production Engineering / Gas Conditioning and Processing II, Stimulation Technology, Cased Hole Well Logging, Completion and Workover, Offshore Production and Structures, Materials Engineering and Corrosion / 18
Option 3: Gas Supply
Gas Transport / Gas Transport I and II, Pipeline Operation and Maintenance, Materials Engineering and Corrosion, Thermodynamics of Gas Turbines and Compressors / 14
Gas Logistics and Utilization / Gas Conditioning and Processing II, Gas Dispatching and Logistics, Gas Utilization, Gas Storage in Porous Media/Rock Caverns / 15
Total
/ 94 - 105A minimum of fees, presently not defined, are required for the foreign semester and for the accreditation of study modules at partner universities which charge study fees.
Additional information is available through the Internet about the Master Programme in Drilling/ Production and Gas Supply by
Dr. Kurt M. Reinicke, head of the Department of Drilling, Production and Gas Supply, e-mail: ,
Tel.: +49 5323/72-2240,
and about the option Reservoir Management by Prof. Dr. mont. Günter Pusch, head of the Department of Reservoir Engineering, e-mail: , Tel.: +49 5323/72-2618.