Undergrad Course Expo 2024
Join us at this year’s Undergrad Course Expo from 4pm–7pm in the TL Robertson Library and learn about courses, flexibility, structure and campus life.
Learn how to evaluate, drill, develop and mine oil and gas reserves.
Join us at this year’s Undergrad Course Expo from 4pm–7pm in the TL Robertson Library and learn about courses, flexibility, structure and campus life.
Petroleum engineers extract oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface. They collaborate with other professionals to understand the geological and geophysical characteristics of particular reservoirs, before designing, testing and implementing the most effective and profitable extraction method.
Because reservoirs yield up to 30% of their oil, petroleum engineers are needed to develop methods that optimise oil and gas production. These engineers are also needed to help develop offshore gas fields.
In this major you will learn how to evaluate, drill, develop and mine oil and gas reserves. You'll study chemical engineering, drilling, fluid flow through reservoirs, formation evaluation, geology, hydrocarbon phase behaviour, oil and gas field development, petroleum production technology, thermodynamics and well completions engineering.
You will undertake practical study in fluid and reservoir rock and drilling laboratories, and gain industry exposure through field trips to service company offices, government offices, and drilling, exploration and production operation sites.
You'll also gain an understanding of global economic trends and corporate profit margins through the study of economics, risk and project management.
In your final year, you'll undertake a major research project, as well as a field development planning and design project.
This major sits within the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree.
See our handbook for more course information.
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Graduates fulfil the stage one competencies required by Engineers Australia.
Engineering is all about solving problems, and petroleum engineering in particular is an area where projects require innovation. Curtin’s petroleum engineering degree provides lots of practical experiences, covers a wide range of subjects and teaches you to use technology relevant to your field.
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