Graduate Catalog Colleges Cullen College of Engineering Degrees Offered Petroleum EngineeringGraduate Degrees and Certificates: Cullen College of Engineering
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Petroleum engineering combines geology, drilling engineering, and petrophysical logging methods to find and produce crude oil and gas from deposits deep under land and sea. Petroleum engineers design and operate surface facilities for drilling and for preparation of oil and gas for shipment to refiners and markets. They test to determine the predominant natural forces causing production in each deposit and apply principles of chemical engineering in devising processes for increasing recovery efficiency. Economics, safety, and environmental protection are essential aspects of all these activities.
Degrees Offered
Master of Science Thesis Option
- Petroleum Engineering
Master of Science Non-Thesis Option
- Petroleum Engineering
Catalog Publish Date: January 14, 2013
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