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Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering (P N G)

P N G 490 Introduction to Petroleum Engineering Design (1) Introduction to the concepts of engineering design as applied to petroleum and natural gas projects.

P N G 490 Introduction to Petroleum Engineering Design (1)

The course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to acquire technical data, analyze them and use them to solve petroleum and natural gas engineering systems. It is the first course in a three-course sequence in engineering design as applied to petroleum and natural gas systems that will extend over three semesters. Petroleum, and Natural Gas Engineering students begin formal courses in their major during the first semester of their junior year. With the introduction of this offering, students will begin in a timely fashion (during the second semester of the Junior year), the application of this knowledge to engineering design. Course material will include the analysis of data and the definition, measurement and application of risk to project design.

The class will be divided into teams and students will be evaluated on the basis of their contribution to the team effort. All reports and presentations will be presented to the class as a product of the team.


General Education: None
Diversity: None
Bachelor of Arts: None
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite: ECON 002, P N G 405, P N G 489

Note : Class size, frequency of offering, and evaluation methods will vary by location and instructor. For these details check the specific course syllabus.