Engineering Degree Program in China in English Medium - Petroleum Engineering

1. Introduction

Petroleum Engineering cultivates senior specialized technical personnel with the basic theory of engineering and the professional knowledge of petroleum engineering, can be engaged in the engineering design, engineering construction and management, applied research and development of science and technology of oil and gas drilling engineering, oil production engineering, reservoir engineering, reservoir assessment in the field of petroleum engineering, receive the basic training of petroleum engineers.

2. Training Requirements

The students mainly study the basic theories of mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, geology, and engineering science and the basic knowledge related with petroleum engineering, receive the basic training in petroleum engineering, have the basic ability of the design, construction, management of oil and gas drilling, oil production and oil and gas development project and preliminary application research and development of science and technology.

3. Knowledge and Ability

1). Master the basic theories and basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, geology, computer science and petroleum engineering;

2) With the basic ability of applying mathematics, geology methods and systematic mechanics theory to conduct oil and gas field development and design;

3) With the basic ability of applying the basic theory and basic knowledge to conduct oil and gas drilling engineering design;

4) With the preliminary ability of mechanical design of general drilling tools and equipment parts;

5) With the initial ability of applying basic theory to analyze and solve practical problems in oil engineering, technical innovation and scientific research;

6) With the initial ability of applying system engineering methods and modern economic knowledge to conduct petroleum engineering production, operation and management.

4. Main Subjects

Petroleum and natural gas engineering

5. Main Courses

Technical economics, oil and gas field development geology, engineering mechanics, computer program design, material mechanics, fluid mechanics, flow mechanics, drilling engineering, production engineering, reservoir engineering, oilfield chemistry, new technology of drilling, etc.

6. Program Experiments

Engineering fluid mechanics experiment, oil reservoir physics experiment, seepage mechanics experiment, petroleum engineering experiment, oil field chemistry experiment, etc.

7. Practical Teaching

General geological practice, metalworking practice, production practice, graduation practice, graduation design, the general arrangement is 30 weeks.

8. Similar Programs

Mining engineering, mineral processing engineering, exploration technology and engineering, geological engineering, mineral resources engineering, oil and gas storage and transportation engineering, coal and coal-bed methane engineering, resource exploration engineering

9. Employment Prospects

Graduates are mainly engaged in the engineering design, engineering construction and management, applied research and development of science and technology of oil and gas drilling engineering, oil production engineering, reservoir engineering, and reservoir assessment in the field of petroleum engineering.