Energy Engineering and Geoscience - PhD

About the subfield

The subfield has specialications in reservoir engineering, drilling and well engineering, natural gas technology, petroleum geology, and computational engineering. The doctoral programme is linked to the research within each of these specialisations.

Departments

Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering and Department of Energy Resources.

Target audience

The PhD in Energy Engineering and Geosciences is targeted at individuals who wish to pursue a research-based career and education. Interested candidates should enjoy the main activities of research, writing, and communication as these are key to a successful PhD. The PhD in Energy Engineering and Geosciences covers a wide range of themes and welcomes people from various educational backgrounds. Available PhD positions should be evaluated by the interested applicant for hiring prerequisites, research goals, and particular themes. The Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering and the Department of Energy Resources boast a large number of PhDs with an active community.

Study Courses

• GEO906 Geoscience Applications (10 credits/ECTS)
• MOD900 Decision and Data Science Applications (10 credits/ECTS)
• PET904 Capillary Pressure, Hysteresis and Wettability (10 credits/ECTS)
• PET906 Advanced Drilling Technology and Modelling (10 credits/ECTS)
• PET907 Colloidal Systems (10 credits/ECTS)
• PET933 Applied mathematical modelling and analysis (10 credits/ECTS)

Students select one of these topics depending on their chosen specialisation. Study courses from other universities can also be selected as long as the course covers the learning outcomes for the programme.

Project Courses

• GEO907 Project Course in Petroleum Geology (10 credits/ECTS)
• PET928 Project Course in Drilling Technology (10 credits/ECTS)
• PET929 Project Course in Natural Gas Technology (10 credits/ECTS)
• PET930 Project Course in Reservoir Technology (10 credits/ECTS)
• PET931 Specialised Project in Petroleum Engineering (10 credits/ECTS)

Learning outcomes will also be covered through completion of research documented by the doctoral thesis, disputation, participation in conferences with presentations, research/study abroad and preparation of scientific papers.