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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Petroleum and natural gas engineers have theopportunity to work in a variety of locationsaround the world. Heres a small sample ofemployment opportunities:

Drilling engineers who design and super-vise the drilling of oil and natural gaswells

Production engineers who design facilitiesthat produce, transmit, and store oil andnatural gas

Reservoir engineers who evaluate andforecast oil and gas field performance,design extraction processes, and conducteconomic evaluations

Marketing engineers who handle salesmarketing and transportation of oil andnatural gas products

Research scientists and engineers whofind new ways of improving production,reservoir recovery processes,

performance, and treatment processes

Educators who train the next generation ofpetroleum engineers

SALARIES

As a petroleum and natural gas engineer, youcan expect to earn the highest starting salariesin the engineering field. Starting salaries arearound $90,000, and median annual earningsfor petroleum engineers are now well above

$140,000.

Graduates from Penn States Earth andMineral Sciences Petroleum and Natural GasEngineering program have a 100 percent job

placement rate.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL

OBJECTIVES

The programs structure emphasizes the ap-plication of the fundamentals of mathematicsand earth and engineering sciences by incor-

porating them with real-world petroleum andnatural gas engineering solutions. Thecourses serve as a melting pot for theory,

application to case studies, and engineeringproject design. This enables students tounderstand that a successful engineeringdesign project requires a sound theoreticalfoundation, experimentation, andengineering judgment.

Design projects are required throughout thecurriculum. Completing these projectsrequire a combination of problemformulation strategies, testing of alternativedesign methodologies, feasibility studies,and economic and environmentalconsiderations. Graduates of the program are

expected to perform in various facets of thepetroleum industry including drilling,production, evaluation, transportation, andstorage.

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineeringfaculty and staff are committed to an interac-tive teaching and learning environment toensure that you are an active participant inthe learning process. General education op-

portunities are diverse enough to enable youto choose courses that engage your particularinterests and backgrounds.

PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

ENGINEERING

Since its creation in 1929, the Petroleum andNatural Gas Engineering (PNG E) program atPenn State has established a strong foundationin basic sciences, engineering, and geologicalsciences. Graduates are prepared to enter the

private and public sectors as petroleum andnatural gas engineers, or to continue theireducation at the graduate level. Our graduatesare recruited by all of the major oil companiesand our alumni are found worldwidethroughout the industryso youll be in goodcompany.

The Program Educational Objectives are

Our graduates will integrate keyscience and engineering principles address the technological challengeof the petroleum and natural gasindustry.

Our graduates will practice in a brorange of petroleum engineering fielworking on teams that createinnovative solutions to the most

pressing problems of the petroleumand natural gas industry byimplementing the ideals of ethical

behavior, professionalism, andenvironmental sensitivity and sociaawareness.

Our graduates will be recognized acritical and independent thinkers anwill assume positions of leadershipdefining the social, intellectual,

business and technical dimensions the professional organizations they

belong to.

Our graduates will continue their lilong learning process and participain graduate education to remain as

effective professionals in theworkplace of the future.

The program provides an excellent basisfor advanced study. Small, intimate claswith good communication among studengraduate students, and professors arehallmarks of the program. The programalso offers excellent laboratory facilitiesincluding a drilling rig simulator that

provides realistic hands-on experience.There is a strong emphasis on computermethods, with access to modern computfacilities. There are numerous opportuni

for you to become involved in researchprojects.

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

For the bachelor of science in Petroleum andNatural Gas Engineering, a minimum of 129credits is required.

CURRICULUM PLAN

YEAR 1

First Semester CR Second Semester CR

CHEM 110 or 106 3 KINES/HS Elective 1CHEM 111 1 CHEM 112 3

MATH 140 4 MATH 141 4

ENGL 015 3 PHYS 211 4KINES/HS Elective 2 ECON 102 or

EM SC 100S or ENNEC 100 3

CAS 100 3 Semester Total 15

Semester Total 16

YEAR 2

Third Semester CR Fourth Semester CR

PHYS 212 4 GEOSC 001 3

MATH 230 4 PHYS 213 2

A/H/S Elective 3 E MCH 212 3

E MCH 210 5 MATH 251 4

Semester Total 16 A/H/S Elective 3

Semester Total 15

YEAR 3

Fifth Semester CR Sixth Semester CR

CMPSC 201 *PNG 410 3

or 202 3 *PNG 450 3

*PNG 405 3 *PNG 451 1

*PNG 406 1 *PNG 475 3

PNG 489 3 PNG 490 1

EME 301 3 GEOSC 454 3

EME 303 3 PHIL 103, 106,

Semester Total 16 107, or 233 3

Semester Total 17

YEAR 4

Seventh Semester CR Eighth Semester CR

PNG 420 4 PNG 425 3

PNG 430 3 PNG 480 3

PNG 440W 3 PNG 482 1

PNG 491 1 PNG 492 1

ENGL 202C 3 Technical Elective 3

Technical Elective 3 A/H/S Elective 3

Semester Total 17 A/H/S Elective 3

Semester Total 17

*Required minimum grade of C (2.0)A/H/S: Arts + Humanities + Social Sciences (GA, GH, GS)

NOTE: The juniorsenior year sequence in PNG starts only in the fall.Students who are not eligible to start the sequence on time may add up to one

year to their expected date of graduation. Check carefully t o make sure youwill have completed all prerequisites for t hese courses.

General Education: 45 credits(30 of these 45 credits are included in theRequirements for the Major)

First-Year Seminar:(Included in Requirements for the Major)

U.S. and International Cultures:(Included in General Education course selection)

Writing Across the Curriculum:(Included in Requirements for the Major)

Requirements for the Major: 114 creditsThis includes 30 credits in General Educationcourses: 3 credits in GH courses; 9 credits inGN courses; 6 credits in GQ courses; 3 creditsin GS courses; 9 credits in GWS courses.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Graduates of the Petroleum and Natural GasEngineering program will acquire:

an ability to apply knowledge ofmathematics, science, and engineering;

an ability to design and conductexperiments, as well as to analyze andinterpret data;

an ability to design a system, component,or process to meet desired needs;

an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams;

an ability to identify, formulate, andsolve engineering problems;

an understanding of professional andethical responsibility;

an ability to communicate effectively; the broad education necessary to

understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global and societal context;

a recognition of the need for, and anability to engage in life-long learning;

knowledge of contemporary issues; an ability to use techniques, skills, and

modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice;

SCHOLARSHIPS

Penn States Petroleum and Natural GasEngineering program has scholarships forqualified candidates. Scholarships are awardedeach year to students on the basis of academicachievement and financial need. Students arealso eligible for numerous college andUniversity scholarships.

INTERNSHIPS

Internship opportunities are readily availableand are encouraged by the faculty. We believethat an internship serves as an excellent meansfor enhancing the academic, professional, and

personal development of our students throughcareer-related industry experience.Organizations provide wages, reimbursementof travel, or other compensation arrangementsfor the student. Typically, all of our graduates

participate in at least two internship experi-ences, which give them exposure to variousfacets of petroleum engineering in relation toacademic and career choices.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CONTACT

Dr. Turgay Ertekin

Undergraduate Program OfficerPetroleum and Natural GasEngineering Program

John and Willie Leone FamilyDepartment of Energy and MineralEngineering

College of Earth and Mineral SciencesThe Pennsylvania State University101 Hosler BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802-5000

Phone: 814-865-6082Fax: 814-863-1875E-mail: eur@psu.edu

www.pnge.psu.edu

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Penn States Petroleum and Natural GasEngineering program has a long history oexcellence, and its faculty members arerecognized internationally for their researcontributions. Some of our recent researcinterests include: Methane recovery fromseams; Multi-phase simulation of fluid fl

pipes and in wellbores; Conventional and

numerical well testing; Diffusion in poroumedia; Artificial expert systems; Drillingengineering; Environmental issues; Fluiddynamics in pipes; Fracture-matrix interaImproved oil and gas recovery; Multiphaflow in porous media; Numerical reservosimulation; Perforations and completionsdesign; Remediation of pipelinecontamination; Reservoir engineering;Reservoir rock characterization; Rockmechanics; Secondary migration; Wellboreservoir interactions.

ACCREDITATION BOARD FORENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

ACCREDITATION

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineerprogram is accredited by the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of ABET, 111Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD21202-4012, telephone: (410) 347-7700.

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