• 6.2.2O Petroleum Engineering (EPETE) Only available to re-enrolling students.

    Note: This program is only available to re-enrolling students.

    6.2.2O.1 The Petroleum Engineering program comprises—

    (a) all units in Table 6.2.2Oa (Petroleum Engineering core units)—126 points

    and

    (b) two units from Group A in Table 6.2.2Ob (Petroleum Engineering options)—12 points

    and

    (c) units to make up the remaining points required for the course from Groups A, B and C in Table 6.2.2Ob (Petroleum Engineering options).

    • Table 6.2.2Oa—Petroleum Engineering core units
      Key to availability of units:
      S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; SS = Summer teaching period;
      T1 = Trimester 1; T2 = Trimester 2; T3 = Trimester 3;
      NS = non-standard teaching period; OS = offshore teaching period;
      N/A = not available in 2019; * = to be advised

      Note: The unit availability does not form part of the rules and may be subject to change; refer to Timetable to latest information.

      All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

      Level 1
      AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
      CITS1001Object-oriented Programming and Software Engineering
      ENSC1002Material Behaviour from Atoms to Bridges
      MINE1160Introduction to Chemical and Resource Engineering 1
      Level 2
      AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
      S1, S2CITS2401Computer Analysis and Visualisation
      MATH2040Engineering Mathematics 1
      OGEG2500History, Economics and Geopolitics of Oil and Gas 1
      Level 3
      AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
      EART3352Petroleum Geology 1
      S1ENSC3003Fluid Mechanics
      S1ENSC3004Solid Mechanics
      S2ENSC3005Mass and Energy Balances
      PETR3510Drilling and Completion Engineering 1
      PETR3511Reservoir Engineering 1
      PETR3512Reservoir Characterisation 1
      Level 4
      AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
      S1MECH4429Applied Engineering Thermodynamics
      OGEG4500Oil and Gas Engineering Project Part 1
      OGEG4501Oil and Gas Engineering Project Part 2
      PETR4510Production Optimisation 1
      PETR4511Reservoir Simulation
      PETR4512Reservoir and Well Performance
      Level 5
      AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
      S2GENG5504Petroleum Engineering
      S1, S2GENG5505Project Management and Engineering Practice

      1 This unit is no longer offered. Students requiring this unit or its equivalent should refer to the ECM study guides.

       
    • Table 6.2.2Ob—Petroleum Engineering options
      Key to availability of units:
      S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; SS = Summer teaching period;
      T1 = Trimester 1; T2 = Trimester 2; T3 = Trimester 3;
      NS = non-standard teaching period; OS = offshore teaching period;
      N/A = not available in 2019; * = to be advised

      Note: The unit availability does not form part of the rules and may be subject to change; refer to Timetable to latest information.

      All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

      Group A
      AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
      S1CHPR4404Advanced Thermodynamics and Mass Transfer Processes
      S2CHPR5522Gas Processing Technologies
      CIVL3170Introduction to Offshore Engineering 1
      S2CIVL5505Design of Offshore Energy Facilities
      S2ENSC3018Process Synthesis and Design
      S2ENSC3019Unit Operations and Unit Processes
      Group B
      AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
      S2CIVL5501Structural Dynamics
      N/ACIVL5504Offshore Geomechanics
      ELEC2303Embedded Systems
      S2ENSC3008Structural Analysis
      S1ENSC3009Geomechanics
      ENSC3502Physical Oceanography
      S2GENG4402Control Engineering
      S2GENG4405Numerical Methods and Modelling
      S2GENG5503Modern Control Systems
      S1, S2GENG5507Risk, Reliability and Safety
      S1GENG5514Finite Element Method
      MATH33273A7: Chaos and Dynamical Systems 1
      MATH33423M2: Complex Variable Methods 1
      S1, S2MECH3402Engineering Project 1
      MECH3403Mechanical Design
      S1MECH4426Vibration and Sound
      S1MECH4428Degradation of Materials
      Group C
      AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
      units chosen with the special approval of the Faculty on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering from those available within the University 3

      1 This unit is no longer offered. Students requiring this unit or its equivalent should refer to the ECM study guides.

      2 This unit is only available with permission from the Head of School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. A Special Approval form is required.

      3 A Special Approval form is required.