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Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Engineering & Technology via distance learning
Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering via distance learning
This program introduces the concepts of reservoir and drilling engineering design and their applications to petroleum and natural gas projects. It helps identifying and formulating problems in reservoir engineering and petroleum and natural gas extraction while providing practical solutions. This program prepares students to assume responsibility in the technical and managerial areas within the oil and gas industry.
Academic Supervisor : Abdollah Esmaeili
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Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Electrical Engineering - Energy Engineering - Energy Science - Petroleum & Natural Gas Production - Petroleum Industry Management - Renewable Energies .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering via distance learning = 39 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering via distance learning = 39 Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Engineering & Technology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Energy Engineering.
Master's Degree - Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering via distance learning = 39 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Engineering & Technology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Energy Engineering. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering via distance learning = 39 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Engineering & Technology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Energy Engineering. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
BIU adapts each Distance Learning Higher Education degree program to the needs of each student. More info...
Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Natural & Synthetic Fossil Fuels
This course studies the reserves of coal, oil, and natural gas. It deals with petroleum processing and refining; coal, oil shale, and tar sand; and gasification and liquefaction of coal. It explores the methods used to evaluate the natural and synthetic properties of oil and gas.
Academic Supervisor: Abdollah Esmaeili
Geotechnical Analysis
This course reviews the geotechnical testing, modelling, and analysis to evaluate prediction versus performance in geotechnical engineering. It also explores the role of rocks and soils as engineering materials, as well as the distribution of rocks at or below the surface; hydrologic influences, geologic exploration of engineering sites, mapping, underground excavations, slopes, reservoirs, and dam sites.
Academic Supervisor: Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri
Oil & Gas Properties
This course examines oil and gas properties, their physical and chemical characteristics as well as their behavior and interrelation.
Academic Supervisor: Abdollah Esmaeili
Transport & Fluid Mechanics
This course studies continuity, momentum, energy equations, laminar and turbulent flow in pipes, rheology, flow in porous media, filtration, and fluidization. It provides a unified treatment of momentum, heat, and mass transport; with development of equations of change and application of microscopic and macroscopic balances to a variety of chemical engineering problems.
Academic Supervisor: Ashraf Elsayed Mohamed
Well Evaluation & Completions
This course studies the mathematical basis for pressure analysis, theory, and practice of pressure testing techniques. It explores methods used to complete and perforate cased wells, in addition to stimulation methods, hydraulic fracturing, and acidizing.
Academic Supervisor: Abdollah Esmaeili
Rock & Fluid Properties
This course examines reservoir rock and fluid properties, flow behavior in reservoir rocks, behavior of gas in underground storage caverns, and their interrelation.
Academic Supervisor: Mina Benjouali
Petroleum Refinery
This course presents the modern and integrated petroleum refinery. Each oil refining process is explained, covering operating description and conditions, catalyst selection, product yields, and the relationship between process parameters, unit performance, and product output and properties.
Academic Supervisor: Abdollah Esmaeili
Petroleum & Gas Production
This course presents fluid transfer operations of the earth; production of petroleum, natural gas, and water; and storage of natural gas. It explores the current problems related to technological and economic aspects of the petroleum industry and engineering.
Academic Supervisor: Abdollah Esmaeili
Petroleum & Gas Extraction
This course presents the design and implementation of the systems used in the extraction of oil and gas. It considers the numerical simulation of petroleum reservoir processes by the use of models, scaling criteria, and network flow.
Academic Supervisor: Abdollah Esmaeili
Reservoir Engineering
This course deals with the analysis and prediction of reservoir performance by using material balance and steady and non-steady state flow equations. It applies the principles of reservoir analysis to the determination of reservoir behavior.
Academic Supervisor: Abdollah Esmaeili
Drilling Optimization
This course explores the procedures for optimizing fluid properties, hydraulics, bit weight, and selection. It covers additional topics of balanced drilling conditions are stressed; design of continuous and intermittent gas lift systems, multiphase flow, and inflow well performance; design and analysis of oil-field drilling operations and equipment; well-control procedures; and measurement of drilling fluid properties.
Academic Supervisor: Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri
Oil Recovery Techniques
This course examines advanced oil recovery techniques including water flooding, in-situ combustion, steam injection, hot-water injection, and miscible-phase displacement. It also studies the formulation and analytical solution of the problems of steady state fluid flow and the transient fluid flow in porous media.
Academic Supervisor: Abdollah Esmaeili
Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering
This course explores petroleum engineering project design, including reservoir and drilling, and the identification, formulation, and solution of advanced problems in reservoir engineering, e.g., cross-flow problems, dual porosity problems, etc. It also evaluates surface production processes, fluid separation, storage, measurement, treating, custody transfer, transmission, disposal, corrosion, and other operations.
Academic Supervisor: Abdollah Esmaeili
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Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
AAEE - Australasian Association for Engineering Education
AAPG - American Association of Petroleum Geologists
ABPIP - Associação Brasileira dos Produtores Independentes de Petróleo e Gás
ACIEP - Asociación Española de Compañías de Investigación, Exploración y Producción de Hidrocarburos
ACP - Association des Consultants Pétroliers
AFPM - American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufactures
AGA - American Gas Association
AGGEP - Asociación de Geólogos y Geofísicos Españoles del Petróleo
AIMMPE - American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
APICOM - Association of Petroleum Industry Cooperative Managers
APLA - Asociación Petroquímica y Química Latinoamericana
ARPEL - Asociación Regional de Empresas de Petróleo y Gas Natural en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
ASEE - American Society for Engineering Education
AXPC - American Exploration & Production Council
ECEEE - European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
EIA - U.S. Energy Information Administration
ENGC - Engineering Council (UK)
EP - Euro Petrole
FEBRAE - Federação Brasileira de Associações de Engenheiros
IACEE - International Association for Continuing Engineering Education
IADC - International Association of Drilling Contractors
IAENG - International Association of Engineers
IESF - Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France
IET - Institution of Engineering and Technology
IFEES - International Federation of Engineering Education Societies
IOGP - International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
IPAA - Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPIECA - Global Oil and Gas Industry Association for Environmental and Social Issues
LACCEI - Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
NSBE - National Society of Black Engineers
PPDM - Professional Petroleum Data Management Association
PS - PetroStrategies
SEFI - Societé Européene pour la Formation des Ingénieurs
SEG - Society of Exploration Geophysicists
SHPE - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
SPE - Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPEE - Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers
SPWLA - Society of Professional Well Log Analysts
SWE - Society of Women Engineers
UFIP - Union Française des Industries Pétrolières
USOGA - US Oil & Gas Association
WFEO - World Federation of Engineering Organizations
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Admission requirements - Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
Recognition - Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online via distance learning
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Faculty of Engineering & Technology via distance learning
Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
