an orientation of a typical petroleum engineering programme

1. Overview of the Petroleum Engineering
Department
Faculty of Civil and Geo Engineering
College of Engineering
KNUST
Presented By
Dr. K. Sarkodie
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2. Outline
• Introduction
• Porgrammes at the Department
• BSc Course Structure
• Key Statistics
• Research Capabilities
• Laboratories
• Current Research Projects
• Collaborations (Academic And Industrial)
• Future Plans and Expectations
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3. Introduction
History
• Existed as a programme at the Department of Chemical Engineering in 2004
• Instituted as a department in 2014.
• The department runs mainly 4-year BSc Petroleum Engineering Programme for
Regular and Distance Learning streams
Vision & Mission
• Ties into the vision and mission of university, college and faculty;
• To be the leading department in cutting edge research and training of top
Petroleum Engineers for the oil and industry in Ghana and Worldwide.
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4. Approved Programmes at the Department
• BSc Petroleum Engineering Regular
• BSc Petroleum Engineering Distance Learning
• MSc Petroleum Engineering Regular
• Mphil Petroleum Engineering Regular
• PhD Petroleum Engineering Regular
• MSc Petroleum Geoscience
• Mphil Petroleum Geoscience
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5. Course Structure
Duration
•4 Years (8 Semesters) of Theory Practical And
Competency Based Courses
•Minimum of 150 Credit Hours
• 6 - 7 Courses Per Semester
Assessments
Mid-semester, End Of Semester , Quizzes, Capstone
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6. Course Structure
Year 2
• Engineering in Society Project
Year 3
• Geological Field Trip
• Industrial Attachment
Year 4
• Industrial Field Trip
• Elective Courses
• Research Project and Field Development Project
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7. Course List
Course No. Course Title Theory Practical Credits
PE 151 Inorganic Chemistry for Engineers 2 0 2
PE 153 Organic Chemistry for Engineers 2 0 2
CHEM 169 Practical Chemistry I 0 6 3
EE 151 Applied Electricity 2 0 2
ENGL 157 Communication Skills 1 2 0 2
ME 159 Technical Drawing 2 0 2
MATH 151 Algebra 4 0 4
PE 155 Introduction to Information Technology 1 2 2
Total 15 8 19
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2
Course No. Course Title Theory Practical Credits
PE 156 Physical Chemistry for Engineers 2 0 2
EE 152 Basic Electronics 2 0 2
ENGL 158 Communication Skills II 2 0 2
MATH 152 Calculus with Analysis 4 0 4
PHY 156 Properties of Matter 3 0 3
ME 162 Basic Mechanics 3 0 3
PE 154 Introduction to Petroleum Engineering 2 0 2
Total 18 0 18
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1
Course No. Course Title Theory Practical Credits
CENG 291 Engineering in Society 2 4 2
MATH 251 Differential Equations 4 0 4
PE 259 Survival Swimming Techniques 0 4 2
PE 251 Basic Reservoir Engineering 3 0 3
PE 253 Introduction to Geology 2 0 2
ME 255 Strength of Materials for Petroleum
Engineering
2 0 2
PE 255 Fluid Mechanics 2 0 2
PE 257 Petroleum Engineering
Thermodynamics I
2 0 2
Total 16 6 19
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1
Course No. Course Title Theory Practical Credits
PE 258 Petroleum Engineering
Thermodynamics II
2 0 2
PE 252 Heat Transfer Processes 2 0 2
PE 254 Drawing for Engineers 1 2 2
PE 256 Regional Geology 2 1 2
MATH 252 Calculus with Several Variables 4 0 4
PE 264 Principles of Land Surveying and
Hydrographic Science
2 3 2
PE 262 Computer Programming in Oil and Gas 2 2 2
PE 260 Reservoir Fluid Properties 2 1 2
Total 16 9 18
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2

8. Course No. Course Title Theory Practical Credits
PE 351 Petroleum Rock Mechanics 2 1 2
PE 367 Statistics for Petroleum Engineers 2 0 2
PE 353 Drilling Engineering I 3 1 3
PE 363 Formation Evaluation 2 1 2
PE 357 Production Engineering I 2 1 2
PE 359 Reservoir Petrophysics 2 1 2
PE 361 Advanced Reservoir Engineering 3 1 3
PE 355 Petroleum Engineering Laboratory I 0 6 2
Total 16 12 18
Course No. Course Title Theory Practical Credits
PE 350 Numerical Methods for Petroleum
Engineers
2 1 2
PE 352 Petroleum Geology 3 1 3
PE 356 Petroleum Engineering Lab II 0 6 2
PE 354 Drilling Engineering II 2 1 2
PE 358 Production Engineering II 2 0 2
PE 360 Well Testing 2 1 2
PE 362 Geostatistics 2 1 2
PE 364 Oil and Gas Geophysics 2 1 2
PE 366 Health Safety & Environment 2 0 2
Total 17 12 19
YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1 YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2
Course No. Course Title Theory Practical Credits
PE 451 Petroleum Economics 3 0 3
PE 453 Design Project I 0 3 2
PE 455 Reservoir Simulation 2 3 3
PE 457 Integrated Field Design 0 6 2
PE 459 Natural Gas Engineering I 2 1 2
PE 471 Field Trip and Industrial Attachment 0 4 2
PE xxx Elective IA (Ref. to Elective I courses
below)
2 0 2
PE xxx Elective IB (Ref. to Elective I courses
below)
2 0 2
Total 11 17 18
YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1
Course No. Course Title Theory Practical Credits
PE 450 Reservoir Recovery Techniques 2 1 2
PE 452 Petroleum Project Evaluation 3 0 3
PE 454 Design Project II 0 6 3
PE 456 Well Completion and Stimulation 2 0 2
PE 458 Oilfield Geochemistry 2 0 2
PE 460 Entrepreneurship and Leadership 2 0 2
PE xxx Elective IIA (Ref. to Elective II courses below) 2 0 2
PE xxx Elective IIB (Ref. to Elective II courses below) 2 0 2
Total 15 7 18
YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1

9. Student Statistics
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
0
200
400
600
800
1000
Cumulative
No.
of
Students
Graduating Year
Close To 1000 Petroleum
Engineering Graduates
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
No.
of
Graduates
Graduating Year
9
General Increase In Graduates Per Year

10. Staff Statistics
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
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No.
of
Teaching
Staff
YEAR
Full time Part Time
Staff on Leave Total Staff
Programme Era Departmental era
Teaching Staff:
16 Teaching Staff
Support Staff:
4 Technicians
1 Administrator
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11. Technical Areas &Research Capabilities
•Subsurface Engineering
•Well Engineering
•Facility and Topside Engineering
•Asset Management and Project Evaluation
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Over 200 Publications In
High Impact Journals

12. Laboratories
Rock Properties Lab
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Reservoir Fluids Lab Drilling and Well Control Simulation Lab
Reservoir Simulation Lab Research Lab

13. Current Research Projects
•Flow Assurance monitoring and mitigation via Cutting
Edge Instrumentation
•Net Zero And Energy Transition
•Subsurface Characterization aided via Artificial Intelligence
•Nano Assisted Enhanced Oil Recovery
•Novel Geochemical Modelling For Wettability Alteration
Analysis
•Environmentally Friendly Drilling And Cementing Fluids
Formulations
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14. Academic Collaborations
• Persian Gulf University , IRAN
• New Mexico Tech , USA (2+ 2 programme)
• Norwegian Technical University, Norway
• Univrsity of Wyoming
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15. Industrial Collaborations
• Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
• Yinson Production West Africa Limited Production
• Petroleum Commission
• RMG- HS Markits
• TechnipFMC Plc
• Maersk Drilling &Training
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Monthly Webinar Series Coordinated By The Industrial Liaison
Officer (ILO)

16. Thank You
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