Petroleum Engineering - Colorado School of Mines

Petroleum Engineering from Colorado School of Mines is a Campus Bachelor Petroleum Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. The Petroleum Engineering Department of CSM enjoys a worldwide reputation for excellence in petroleum engineering education and research. We attract well-qualified students from all over the world, which creates a healthy international atmosphere. The popularity of the program is reflected in the large number of applicants, the demand from industry for graduating students, and the high level of financial support from private sources, alumni and industry partners. All disciplines within the field of petroleum engineering are covered in depth at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, in the classroom and laboratory and in research. Specific areas are drilling, formation evaluation, reservoir characterization, well completion and stimulation, well testing, production operations and artificial lift reservoir engineering, supplemental recovery, economic evaluation of petroleum projects, fundamental fluid and rock behavior, coalbed methane, tight gas, natural gas engineering , plus computer simulation of most of these topics. A student taking our program will be involved with math, computer sciences, chemistry, physics, general engineering, the humanities, technical communication including report writing and public speaking, and environmental issues. The breadth and depth of our program is unique; it is designed to prepare each graduate for a successful career with both technical competence and managerial ability. To maintain leadership in current and future technology, decision making, and management, the program has the latest facilities for laboratory instruction and experimental research. Professionals in the petroleum industry know the kind of work a Mines student is capable of and has already done; hence our students are first in line for jobs in the field. Recent graduates are working in production and operations, research, and consulting, and some have university faculty positions, Many have branched out to geothermal, environmental engineering , law, business, and systems engineering in renewable energy enterprises. New graduates in petroleum engineering enjoy a wide variety of career opportunities. Job placement is 100 percent by graduation, with most students in this field remaining satisfied with a BS degree for their entire careers; those who earn Master's and PhD degrees also enjoy 100 percent job placement. A career in this industry may begin anywhere?a small town in the Rocky Mountains, a large U.S. city, or a remote location in any oil, gas, and geothermal producing area of the world. Most petroleum engineers are employed in the exploration for and the production of oil and gas. Others pursue related careers in geothermal energy production, environment protection, and hazardous waste remediation and disposal. Most jobs involve a combination of office work and the use of expensive, computer-oriented, state-of-the-art technology, plus opportunities for trips to the field to supervise projects that the petroleum engineer has designed. All three activities are performed by engineers working for major, fully-integrated international oil companies; smaller independent operators; specialized companies that provide services for the producing companies; or consulting firms in oil and gas or the environmental arena. New jobs exist in some surprising fields. An example is the current research being conducted to transfer earth drilling technology to space drilling on the moon or mars, using lasers for oil and gas drilling on earth, and ice coring in the Antarctic. View more details on Colorado School of Mines . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Petroleum Engineering courses.