Petroleum Engineering Degree Programme
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
First Year
There are two field courses for 1st year Petroleum Engineering students, the first is a one day field excursion to Castleton. Castleton is a unique area for Petroleum Engineers and Geologists as there is clear evidence of a once active petroleum system in the area. In addition, the Castleton area provides an ideal opportunity for students with little or no geosciences background to familiarize themselves with basic geological principles.
Around Easter time students spend a week in the field in North Wales applying the concepts and skills attained in first year courses. The course provides a general training in field geology, with a focus on rock types of significance to the Petroleum Engineer. The North Wales field course links the study of the rocks onshore with the producing reservoirs of the Liverpool Bay Oil Field, the producing platforms of which are visible from a variety of localities on the course, as well as from the Hotel in the evening!
Third Year
Students in the 3rd year will spend 5 days looking at the rocks around the Scarborough region (NE England) in the context of Oil and Gas production, and in relation to the producing hydrocarbon provinces of the North Sea. This fieldtrip allows the student to understand the complexities of trying to produce hydrocarbons from a variety of different rock types, as well as understanding the large scale three dimensional geometries of hydrocarbon reservoirs.