Specialised Project in Petroleum Engineering (PET931)

This course gives the PhD candidate a fundamental and specialised knowledge in the project topic. The candidate will learn to understand the fundamentals of the used methods and the many aspects of petroleum engineering. The topic of this project course will be decided on an individual basis and depends on the field of specialisation of the PhD student.


Course description for study year 2023-2024. Please note that changes may occur.

Facts

Course code

PET931

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Spring, Autumn

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring, Autumn

Language of instruction

English

Offered by

Content

The topic will be decided on an individual basis and depends on the field of specialisation of the PhD student. The project topic may be a subfield of one or several of the petroleum engineering disciplines.

Learning outcome

After the course, the candidate should have fundamental and specialised knowledge in the project topic. The candidate should fully understand the fundamentals of the used methods and the many aspects of analysis and interpretation. They should understand and be able to communicate the scientific and / or industrial importance of the project results - on a broader scale than the actual project topic.

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Recommended prerequisites

Completed courses at BSc or MSc level including specialisation tools or topics relevant for the PhD project. Alternatively or additionally, first-hand experience with these tools or topics is recommended.

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Project work and oral presentation 1/1 Passed / Not Passed

Portfolio and an oral presentation.The student has to write a report and give an oral presentation on the same topic. In agreement with the student, the supervisor of the PhD student defines the topic at the beginning of the course. The report may, e. g., be an internal report or a congress abstract. The oral presentation accordingly may be official or unofficial (with or without audience). The decision for this and for the length and structure of the report and for the oral presentation is taken by the supervisor.The final grade will be based on the quality of the report and the oral presentation.

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Reidar Brumer Bratvold

Course coordinator:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Head of Department:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Method of work

The student will work on an individual petroleum engineering project which thematically is related to the PhD topic. The topic of the project must be such that the project results can be presented orally.

Open for

Technology and Natural Science - PhD programme

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course coordinator, the student representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital course evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

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