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Petroleum Engineering Curriculum

Approved 11-1-06 (Modified 4-12-07)
FALL
SPRING
FRESHMAN YEAR
ES 1000 Orientation to Engr. (I/L) 1 POLS 1000 US & Wyo Constitutions (V) or ECON 1020 3
CHEM 1020 Gen Chem I / 1 Yr HS Chemistry 4 CHEM 1030 Gen Chem II / Chem 1020 4
GEOL 1010 Physical Geology 4 ES 2110 Statics / ES 1060 3
MATH 2200 Calculus I / * 4 MATH 2205 Calculus II / C in MATH 2200 4
ES 1060 Introduction to Engineering Computing 3_ ENGL 1010 English Comp I (WA) 3_
16 17
SOPHOMORE YEAR
PHYS 1220 Engr Physics II / ** 4 MATH 2310 Applied Diff Eqs / C in MATH 2210 3
MATH 2210 Calculus III / C in MATH 2205 4 ES 2310 Thermodynamics / ES 2120, MATH 2210 3
ES 2410 Mechanics of Materials / ES 2110 3 ES 2330 Fluid Dynamics / ES 2120, MATH 2210 3
ES 2120 Dynamics / ES 2110 3 CHEM 2300 Intro Organic Chem / CHEM 1030 or 1060 4
PETE 2050 Intro Pet Eng 3_ PETE 2060 Intro to Petroleum Engineering Computing 3_
17 16
JUNIOR YEAR
PETE 3100 Rock and Fluids Lab 2 PETE 3200 Reservoir Engineering 3
PETE 3250 Drilling Engineering / ES 2410 3 PETE 3720 Well-Bore Operations 3
PETE 3265 Drilling Fluids Lab 2 PETE 3710 Production Engineering 3
PETE 3010 Multicomponent Thermo/ ES 2310 3 PETE 4320 Well Log Analysis 3
PETE 3020 Tran Proc & Unit Ops I / ES 2330 3 Cultural Context 3
Cultural Context 3_ __
16 15
SENIOR YEAR
PETE 4720 PETE Design I (WB) / Senior Standing 3 PETE 4730 PETE Design II (WC) / PETE 4720 4
PETE 4220 Well Test Analysis 2 GEOL 4190 Petroleum Geology 3
PEAC 1001 PE Activity/Health 1 PETE 4200 Natural Gas Engineering 3
PETE 4340 Petroleum Economics 3 PETE 4300 Reservoir Simulation 3
PETE Elective e.g. PETE 5015 Waterflooding 3 PETE 4350 Enhanced Oil Recovery 3
Cultural Context 3_ __
15 16



Total Hours:         128

*C in Math 1405 or 1450, Lev.5 MPE, 27 ACT, 600 SAT
**C in PHYS 1210, MATH 2200, MATH 2205 + MATH 2210

Cultural Context must meet the following requirements:

  • 1-CH course (Humanities)
  • 1-CS course (Social Sciences )
  • 1-CA course (Arts)

    with embedded Global Awareness (G) and Cultural Diversity in the US (D) in these courses.

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