Petroleum engineering curriculum involves the application of basic sciences for the development, recovery and field processing of oil and gas resources. Due to the complex nature of petroleum reservoirs, various petroleum engineering specialties have emerged over time. Among these are drilling engineering, formation evaluation, completion and workover, surface processing, and reservoir engineering. It should be emphasized, however, that modern petroleum production operations require a team effort in which all specialties of petroleum engineering as well as geology, geophysics, and computer technologies are involved.
In the Petroleum Engineering program, the student is educated in the principles, procedures, and practices of drilling, formation evaluation, reservoir studies, production, environmental protection, and economic analysis. The aim of the first two years of the curriculum is to provide the student with the necessary background in physics, chemistry, geology, mathematics, and engineering subjects such as fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, strength of materials and electric circuits. The curriculum introduces the students to basic petroleum engineering subjects too. The third and the fourth years are dedicated to petroleum engineering courses which cover the core areas of drilling engineering, production engineering, formation evaluation, and reservoir engineering.
The job of petroleum engineers starts after the discovery of a structure suitable for oil and gas accumulation. Exploration wells are first drilled and tested to evaluate the economic aspects of the discovery and to obtain the necessary data for the planning and development of the field. Petroleum reservoir engineers are normally responsible for determining the optimum number and locations of the wells and for establishing the production and recovery methods to achieve maximum recovery in the most economical manner. This involves the utilization of basic and advanced sciences and computer technology.
The role of petroleum production engineers comes next. These engineers, with the information provided by the reservoir engineers, are responsible for the design and implementation of well completions and subsurface and surface production facilities, which are needed to extract hydrocarbons and to treat the produced fluids to convert to oil and gas with the specifications needed for transportation and refining operations. Petroleum drilling engineers are responsible for the design, planning, and supervision of the well drilling activities.
The undergraduate program Bachelor of Science (BS) in “Petroleum Engineering” is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (https://www.abet.org).
The undergraduate program of Bachelor of Science (BS) in Petroleum Engineering is designed to graduate students who are expected to attain (within a few years) of graduation the following PEOs:
The Petroleum Engineering (BS) students by the time of graduation will have the ability to:
Department Petroleum Engineering Department
General Studies Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
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English | ENGL 101, 102, 214 | 9 | |||
Islamic & Arabic Studies | IAS 111, 121, 212, xxx | 8 | |||
Global Studies | GS xxx | 3 | |||
Career Essentials | CGS 392 | 1 | |||
Physical Education | PE 101 | 1 | |||
Total | 22 | ||||
Digital/Business Foundation |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Intro. to Programm. in Python & C | ICS 104 | 3 | |||
Introduction to Data Science | ISE 291 | 3 | |||
Intro. to Artificial Intelligence | COE 292 | 3 | |||
Business & Entrepreneurship | BUS 200 | 3 | |||
Total | 12 | ||||
Math & Science Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Math | MATH 101, 102, 201, 208 | 14 | |||
Physics | PHYS 101, 102 | 8 | |||
Chemistry | CHEM 101 | 4 | |||
Total | 26 | ||||
General Engineering Fundamentals |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Statics & Strength of Materials | CE 202 | 3 | |||
Fluid Mechanics | CHE 204 | 3 | |||
Total | 6 | ||||
Core Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Principles of Geology | GEOL 102 | 2 | |||
Introduction to the Petroleum Industry | PETE 101 | 2 | |||
Essentials of Geophysics | GEOP 102 | 2 | |||
Integrated Design I | CPG 498 | 1 | |||
Integrated Design II | CPG 499 | 2 | |||
Phase Behavior | PETE 202 | 3 | |||
Rock and Fluid Properties | PETE 206 | 4 | |||
Reservoir Engineering | PETE 301 | 3 | |||
Well Completion | PETE 302 | 3 | |||
Well Testing | PETE 306 | 3 | |||
Drilling Engineering | PETE 311 | 4 | |||
Well Logging | PETE 313 | 3 | |||
Reservoir Description | PETE 315 | 4 | |||
Reservoir Simulation | PETE 402 | 3 | |||
Petroleum Production Engineering | PETE 403 | 3 | |||
Petroleum Economics | PETE 407 | 3 | |||
Geology | GEOL 345 | 4 | |||
Total | 49 | ||||
Electives |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Petroleum Economics | Two PETE 4xx Courses | 6 | |||
GEOL Elective | One GEOL 3xx Course | 3 | |||
GEOP Elective | One GEOP xxx Course | 3 | |||
Total | 12 | ||||
Summer Training |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Summer Camp | CPG 199 | 1 | |||
Summer Training | PETE 399 | 1 | |||
Total | 2 | ||||
Total Credit Hours: 129 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GEOL 102 | Principles of Geology | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PETE 101 | Introduction to the Petroleum Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 14 | 5 | 16 | ||
FreshmanSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GEOP 102 | Essentials of Geophysics | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 15 | 6 | 17 | ||
FreshmanSummer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CPG 199 | Summer Camp | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CE 202 | Statics & Strength of Materials | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 202 | Phase Behavior | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 16 | 3 | 17 | ||
SophomoreSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHE 204 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 208 | Introduction to Differential Equations & Linear Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 206 | Rock and Fluid Properties | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 17 | 3 | 18 | ||
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
GEOL 345 | Integrated Petroleum Geology | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PETE 301 | Reservoir Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 311 | Drilling Engineering | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
PETE 313 | Well Logging | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
JuniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
PETE 302 | Well Completion | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 315 | Reservoir Description | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
PETE 306 | Well Testing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 5 | 17 | ||
JuniorSummer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
PETE 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CPG 498 | Integrated Design I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
PETE 402 | Reservoir Simulation | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
PETE 407 | Petroleum Economics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GEOL 3xx | Geology Elective | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
GEOP xxx | Geophysics Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 10 | 9 | 13 | ||
SeniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CPG 499 | Integrated Design II | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
PETE 403 | Petroleum Production Engg | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 4xx | PETE Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 4xx | PETE Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 11 | 6 | 13 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 129 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GEOL 102 | Principles of Geology | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PETE 101 | Introduction to the Petroleum Industry | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 14 | 5 | 16 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GEOP 102 | Essentials of Geophysics | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 15 | 6 | 17 | ||
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CPG 199 | Summer Camp | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 34 |
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CE 202 | Statics & Strength of Materials | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 202 | Phase Behavior | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 16 | 3 | 17 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CHE 204 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 208 | Introduction to Differential Equations & Linear Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 206 | Rock and Fluid Properties | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 17 | 3 | 18 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 35 |
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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GEOL 345 | Integrated Petroleum Geology | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PETE 301 | Reservoir Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 311 | Drilling Engineering | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
PETE 313 | Well Logging | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
PETE 302 | Well Completion | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 315 | Reservoir Description | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
PETE 306 | Well Testing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 5 | 17 | ||
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
PETE 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 34 |
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CPG 498 | Integrated Design I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
PETE 402 | Reservoir Simulation | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
PETE 407 | Petroleum Economics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GEOL 3xx | Geology Elective | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
GEOP xxx | Geophysics Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 10 | 9 | 13 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CPG 499 | Integrated Design II | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
PETE 403 | Petroleum Production Engg | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 4xx | PETE Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PETE 4xx | PETE Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 11 | 6 | 13 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 26 |