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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-, MScor 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.
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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:
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Course Content Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Module Title
Lectures
Credits
AppIied Mathematics
Applied Mathematics for Engineers
18
Data Processing
Elements of Programming, Statistics for
Engineers, Data Processing
14
Introduction into Physics
Introduction into
Mechanics
Experimental Physics for Engineers
9
Mechanics for Engineers
15
Introduction into
Geosciences
Introduction into Geosciences
12
Introduction to Chemistry
Fundamentals of Organic and Inorganic
Chemistry
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
9
201
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Prerequisite 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
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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:
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Course Content Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Module Title
Lectures
Credits
Communication 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
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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
12
Reservoir 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 - 105
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A 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: kurt.m.reinicke@tu-clausthal.de,
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: guenter.pusch@tuclausthal.de, Tel.: +49 5323/72-2618.