Faculty of Engineering & Technology Undergraduate Programs Bylaws

7. PETROLEUM ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

MAJOR PROGRAMS

7A. PETROLEUM ENGINEERING (PET) PROGRAM

7A.1. PET Academic Standards

The Faculty of Engineering & Technology at FUE adopts the general Engineering National
Academic Reference Standards NARS-2018 for the B.Sc. degree of Engineering, published by
the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE),
along with the relevant NARS for the Petroleum Engineering program.

Also, the development of the program considers the conditions and constraints specified by the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET): criteria for accrediting
Engineering Programs”, 2024-2025 Accreditation Cycle, November 2023.

7A.2. PET Program Aims

The program aims at providing future engineers with appropriate theoretical knowledge and
technical skills to respond to professional market demands. The graduate of the petroleum
engineering program must:

PA1. Identify, formulate, and solve complex petroleum engineering problems by applying
principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
PA2. Apply petroleum engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with
consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social,
environmental, and economic factors.
PA3. Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
PA4. Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make
informed judgments, which must consider the impact of petroleum engineering solutions
in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
PA5. Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a
collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

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PA6. Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use
engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
PA7. Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
PA8. Use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for petroleum engineering
practice.
PA9. Demonstrate leadership qualities, business administration and entrepreneurial skills.
PA10. Recognize his/her role in promoting the engineering field and contribute in the
development of the profession and the community.

7A.3. PET Program Outcomes (Levels A, and D)

The petroleum engineering graduate must be able to:

General Outcomes for PET Program (Level A - Engineering)

PO1. Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying engineering
fundamentals, basic science and mathematics.
PO2. Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation and/or simulation, analyze and interpret
data, assess and evaluate findings, and use statistical analyses and objective engineering
judgment to draw conclusions.
PO3. Apply engineering design processes to produce cost-effective solutions that meet specified
needs with consideration for global, cultural, social, economic, environmental, ethical and
other aspects as appropriate to the discipline and within the principles and contexts of
sustainable design and development.
PO4. Utilize contemporary technologies, codes of practice and standards, quality guidelines,
health and safety requirements, environmental issues and risk management principles.
PO5. Practice research techniques and methods of investigation as an inherent part of learning.
PO6. Plan, supervise and monitor implementation of engineering projects, taking into
consideration other trades requirements.
PO7. Function efficiently as an individual and as a member of multi-disciplinary and
multicultural teams.
PO8. Communicate effectively – graphically, verbally and in writing – with a range of audiences
using contemporary tools.
PO9. Use creative, innovative, and flexible thinking and acquire entrepreneurial and leadership
skills to anticipate and respond to new situations.

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PO10. Acquire and apply new knowledge, and practice self, lifelong and other learning strategies.

Specialization Outcomes for PET Program (Level B – Petroleum Engineering)

PO11. Analyze geological data, interpret well-logs, estimate hydrocarbon reserves and evaluate
reservoir performance by applying the principles and basic concepts of: geology,
geophysics and reservoir engineering.
PO12. Plan and construct oil wells, develop oilfield production programs, design early surface
facilities plants and field evacuation plans by applying the principles and basic concepts
of: drilling engineering, production engineering, phase equilibrium, fluid mechanics and
flow through porous media.
PO13. Use specialist computer applications and mathematical models to maximize the
performance of all petroleum engineering stages.
PO14. Apply the concepts of project economics and resources evaluation methods for design and
decision making under conditions of risk and uncertainty.
PO15. Use principal coverage of knowledge and understanding of energy technologies and
resources management.
PO17. Apply and integrate knowledge, understanding and skills of different subjects and available
computer software to solve real problems in the industry.

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7A.4. PET Program Graduation Requirements

Program Requirements CH %

University Requirements (sub-section 2A.3.) 12 8%

Faculty Requirements (sub-section 2A.4.) 30 21%
Specialty (Petroleum Engineering)
102 71%
Requirements (sub-sections 7A.5)
Total 144 100%

7A.5. PET Specialty Requirements (102 CH)

7A.5.1. PET Compulsory Courses List (89 CH)

No. Code Course Title CH

1 EED205 Electrical Engineering 2
2 EED441 Renewable Energy 3
3 EMP213 Differential Equations 3
4 EMP216 Probability & Statistics 3
5 EMP251 Organic Chemistry 2
6 EMP271 General Geology 2
7 EMP272 Structural Geology and Sedimentology 2
8 MEC211 Thermodynamics 3
9 MEC242 Fundamentals of Fluid Science 3
10 MEC263 Mechanical Engineering Drawing 2
11 MEC265 Material science and Stress Analysis 3
12 MEC337 Fundamentals of Heat Transfer 3
13 MEC436 Machine Learning 3
14 PET201 Introduction to Petroleum Engineering 3
15 PET202 Drilling Engineering I 3
16 PET321 Reservoir Rock and Fluids Properties 3

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17 PET322 Drilling Engineering II 3

18 PET323 Production Optimization and Well Performance 3
19 PET324 Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Engineering 3
20 PET325 Petroleum Geology and Geophysics 3
21 PET326 Artificial Lift Technology 3
22 PET327 Petroleum Reservoir Engineering 3
23 PET328 Formation Evaluation with Well Logging 3
24 PET329 Well Completion and Workover 3
25 PET330 Natural Gas Engineering and Processing 3
26 PET331 Economics and Agreements 3
27 PET421 Well Testing Analysis 3
28 PET422 Environmental Engineering and Safety 2
29 PET423 Reservoir Simulation 3
30 PET424 Enhanced Oil Recovery 3
31 PET498 Graduation Project 1 1
32 PET499 Graduation Project 2 4
Subtotal 89

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7A.5.2. PET Elective Courses (13 CH)

Group A (6 CH)
Two courses (Dept. Electives A1& A2) are to be selected from this list

No. Code Course Title CH Perquisites

1 PET425 Advanced Drilling Technology 3 PET322

2 PET426 Digital Applications in Petroleum Engineering 3 PET327
3 PET427 Reservoir Characterization 3 PET327
4 PET428 Surface Production Operation 3 PET323

Group B (3 CH)
One course (Dept. Elective B1) is to be selected from this list

No. Code Course Title CH Perquisites

1 PET429 Greenhouse Technology and Emission Reduction 3 -

2 PET430 Energy Plant Engineering and Maintenance 3 -
3 PET431 Geo-Energy Storage Systems 3 -

Group C (4 CH)
Two courses (Dept. Electives C1 & C2) are to be selected from this list

No. Code Course Title CH Perquisites

1 PET432 Petroleum and Sustainability 2 -

2 PET433 Energy & Unconventional Resources 2 -
3 PET434 Selected topics in Sustainable Energy 2 -

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7A.6. PET Program Study Plan

Level 1 (Freshman)
Common to All Engineering Students (Refer to Section 2.5.)

Level 2 (Sophomore)
Third Semester
(Petroleum Engineering Students)
Course Credits Weekly Contact Hours Prerequisite
#
Code Title CH ECTS SWL Lec. Tut. Lab. Total Course
1 EMP210 Linear Algebra & Geom. 3 5 125 2 2 0 4 -
2 EMP271 General Geology 2 3 75 2 1 0 3 -
3 GENx12 Eng. Ethics and Legislations 2 3 75 2 0 0 2 -
Fundamentals of Fluid
4 MEC242 3 5 125 2 1 2 5 EMP123
Science
5 MEC263 Mechanical Eng. Drawing 2 4 100 1 0 3 4 EMP141
Material science and Stress -
6 MEC265 3 5 125 2 2 0 4
Analysis
7 PET201 Intro. to Petroleum Eng. 3 5 125 2 2 0 4 -
Total 18 30 750 13 8 5 26

Fourth Semester
(Petroleum Engineering Students)
Course Credits Weekly Contact Hours Prerequisite
#
Code Title CH ECTS SWL Lec. Tut. Lab. Total Course
1 EED205 Electrical Engineering 2 3 75 2 1 0 3 EMP124
2 EMP213 Differential Equations 3 5 125 2 2 0 4 EMP114
3 EMP251 Organic Chemistry 2 3 75 2 0 1 3 EMP151
Structural Geology and
4 EMP272 2 4 100 2 1 0 3 EMP271
Sedimentology
5 MEC211 Thermodynamics 3 5 125 2 2 0 4 EMP123
Fundamentals of Heat
6 MEC337 3 5 125 2 2 0 4 MEC242
Transfer
7 PET202 Drilling Engineering I 3 5 125 2 2 1 5 PET201
Total 18 30 750 14 10 2 26

Summer Training
Course Prerequisite
No Contact Hours CH
Code Title Courses
75 Training Hours Completion of
1 GEN211 Practical Training 1 0
(3 Weeks × 25 hrs/Week) 54 CH

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Level 3 (Junior)
Fifth Semester
(Petroleum Engineering Students)
Course Credits Weekly Contact Hours Prerequisite
#
Code Title CH ECTS SWL Lec. Tut. Lab. Total Course
1 EMP216 Probability & Statistics 3 5 125 2 2 0 4 -
Reservoir Rock and Fluids
2 PET321 3 5 125 2 2 1 5 PET201
Properties
3 PET322 Drilling Engineering II 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 PET202
Production Optimization
4 PET323 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 PET201
and Well Performance
Petroleum Refining and
5 PET324 3 5 125 2 2 0 4 EMP251
Petrochemical Engineering
Petroleum Geology and
6 PET325 3 5 125 2 2 0 4 EMP272
Geophysics
Total 18 30 750 12 14 1 27

Sixth Semester
(Petroleum Engineering Students)
Course Credits Weekly Contact Hours Prerequisite
#
Code Title CH ECTS SWL Lec. Tut. Lab. Total Course
1 PET326 Artificial Lift Technology 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 PET323
Petroleum Reservoir
2 PET327 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 PET321
Engineering
Formation Evaluation with
3 PET328 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 PET201
Well Logging
Well Completion and
4 PET329 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 PET322
Workover
Natural Gas Engineering
5 PET330 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 -
and Processing
Economics and
6 PET331 3 5 125 2 2 0 4 -
Agreements
Total 18 30 750 12 17 0 29

Summer Training
Course Prerequisite
No Contact Hours CH
Code Title Courses
75 Training Hours Completion of
1 GEN311 Practical Training 2 1
(3 Weeks × 25 hrs/Week) 90 CH

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Level 4 (Senior)

Seventh Semester
(Petroleum Engineering Students)
Course Credits Weekly Contact Hours Prerequisite
#
Code Title CH ECTS SWL Lec. Tut. Lab. Total Course
1 EED441 Renewable Energy 3 5 125 2 2 1 5 --
2 PET A1 Dept. Elective A1 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 See 7A.5.2.
3 PET C1 Dept. Elective C1 2 4 100 2 1 0 3 See 7A.5.2.
4 PET421 Well Testing Analysis 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 PET327
Environmental Engineering
5 PET422 2 4 100 2 1 0 3 -
and Safety
6 PET423 Reservoir Simulation 3 5 125 2 2 1 5 PET327
7 PET498 Graduation Project 1 1 2 50 1 1 0 2 Approval
Total 17 30 750 13 13 2 28

Eighth Semester
(Petroleum Engineering Students)
Course Credits Weekly Contact Hours Prerequisite
#
Code Title CH ECTS SWL Lec. Tut. Lab. Total Course
1 MEC436 Machine Learning 3 5 125 2 1 2 5 EMP216
2 PET A2 Dept. Elective A2 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 See 7A.5.2.
3 PET B1 Dept. Elective B1 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 See 7A.5.2.
4 PET C2 Dept. Elective C2 2 4 100 2 1 0 3 See 7A.5.2.
5 PET424 Enhanced Oil Recovery 3 5 125 2 3 0 5 PET327
6 PET499 Graduation Project 2 4 6 150 3 2 0 5* PET498
Total 18 30 750 13 13 2 28
*
This number does not account for the contact hours during the 3 weeks following the final exams

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7A.7. PET Program Courses’ Tree Diagram

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7A.8. PET Program Courses Mapped to Program Outcomes (Competencies)

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