Colorado School of Mines 1Petroleum Engineering2017/2018Degrees Offered• Professional Masters in Petroleum Reservoir Systems• Master of Engineering (Petroleum Engineering)• Master of Science (Petroleum Engineering)• Doctor of Philosophy (Petroleum Engineering)Program DescriptionThe Petroleum Engineering Department offers students a choice of aMaster of Science (MS) degree or a Master of Engineering (ME) degree.For the MS degree, a thesis is required in addition to course work. Forthe ME degree, no thesis is required, but the course work requirementis greater than that for the MS degree. The Petroleum EngineeringDepartment also offers Petroleum Engineering (PE) undergraduatestudents the option of a Combined Undergraduate/Graduate Program.This is an accelerated program that provides the opportunity for PEstudents to get a head start on their graduate education.Applications from students having a MS in Petroleum Engineering, orin another complimentary discipline, will be considered for admission tothe Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program. To obtain the Ph.D. degree,a student must demonstrate unusual competence, creativity, anddedication in the degree field. In addition to extensive course work, adissertation is required for the Ph.D. degree.Applying for AdmissionAll graduate applicants must have taken core engineering, math andscience courses before applying to graduate school. For the ColoradoSchool of Mines this would be 3 units of Calculus, 2 units of Chemistrywith Quantitative Lab, 2 units of Physics, Differential Equations, Statics,Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Mechanics of Materials. Toapply for admission, follow the procedure outlined in the general sectionof this catalog. Three letters of recommendation must accompany theapplication. The Petroleum Engineering Department requires the generaltest of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for applicants to alldegree levels.Applicants for the Master of Science, Master of Engineering, andProfessional Masters in Petroleum Reservoir Systems programsshould have a minimum score of 155 or better and applicants for thePh.D. program are expected to have 159 or better on the quantitativesection of the GRE exam, in addition to acceptable scores in theverbal and analytical sections. The GPA of the applicant must be 3.0or higher. The graduate application review committee determinesminimum requirements accordingly, and these requirements may changedepending on the application pool for the particular semester. Theapplicants whose native language is not English are also expected toprovide satisfactory scores on the TOEFL (Test of English as a ForeignLanguage) exam as specified in the general section of this catalog.Required CurriculumA student in the graduate program selects course work by consultationwith the Faculty Advisor and with the approval of the graduate committee.Course work is tailored to the needs and interests of the student.Students who do not have a BS degree in petroleum engineering musttake deficiency courses as required by the department as soon aspossible in their graduate programs. Depending on the applicant’sundergraduate degree, various basic undergraduate petroleumengineering and geology courses will be required. These deficiencycourses are not counted towards the graduate degree; nonetheless, thestudent is expected to pass the required courses and the grades receivedin these courses are included in the GPA. Not passing these coursescan jeopardize the student’s continuance in the graduate program. It isdesirable for students with deficiencies to complete the deficiencies orcourse work within the first two semesters of arrival to the program or assoon as possible with the approval of their advisor.All PE graduate students are required to complete 3 credit hours ofcourse work in writing, research, or presentation intensive classes, suchas PEGN681, LICM501, SYGN501, and SYGN600, as agreed to by theirgraduate advisor.Fields of ResearchCurrent fields of research include:• Rock and fluid properties, phase behavior, and rock mechanics• Geomechanics• Formation evaluation, well test analysis, and reservoircharacterization• Oil recovery processes• IOR/EOR Methods• Naturally fractured reservoirs • Analytical and numerical modeling of fluid flow in porous media• Pore-scale modeling and flow in nanopores• Development of unconventional oil and gas plays• Geothermal energy• Gas Hydrates• Completion and stimulation of wells• Horizontal and multilateral wells• Multi-stage fracturing of horizontal wells • Drilling management and rig automation• Fluid flow in wellbores and artificial lift• Drilling mechanics, directional drilling,• Extraterrestrial drilling• Ice coring and drilling• Bit vibration analysis, tubular buckling and stability, wave propagationin drilling tubulars• Laser technology in penetrating rocks• Environment, health, and safety in oil and gas industryResearch projects may involve professors and graduate students fromother disciplines. Projects may include off-campus laboratories, institutes,and other resources.The Petroleum Engineering Department houses a research institute, tworesearch centers, and two consortia.Research Institute• Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil Institute (UNGI)Research Centers• Marathon Center of Excellence for Reservoir Studies (MCERS)2 Petroleum Engineering• Center for Earth Mechanics, Materials, and Characterization(CEMMC)Research Consortia• Fracturing, Acidizing, Stimulation Technology (FAST) Consortium.• Unconventional Reservoir Engineering Project (UREP) Consortium.• Petrophysics of Reservoir Sediments: Organics, Clay, Sand andShale (OCLASSH) Consortium.Special FeaturesIn the exchange programs with the Petroleum Engineering Departmentsof the Mining University of Leoben, Austria, Technical University in Delft,Holland, and the University of Adelaide, Australia, a student may spendone semester abroad during graduate studies and receive full transferof credit back to Colorado School of Mines with prior approval of thePetroleum Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines.In the fall of 2012, the new Petroleum Engineering building, MarquezHall, was opened. The new home for the Petroleum EngineeringDepartment is a prominent campus landmark, showcasing Mines’longstanding strengths in its core focus areas and our commitment tostaying at the forefront of innovation. The new building is designed usingaggressive energy
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