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The Programme is designed to meet the capability requirements for
- Exploration Geoscience
- Reservoir Geoscience
- Upstream Economics and E & P Business Demands
This is achieved through 11 technical modules, 2 management electives, fieldwork and an Industrial Project. There is a high degree of computer usage for project, teaching and on-line support. High performance workstations provide powerful graphics and processing capability enabling students to interpret, evaluate and characterise the subsurface.
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Bachelor Degree in the field of Geology, Geophysics, Petroleum Engineering or Applied Sciences from UTP or other recognised universities.
Applicants with other qualifications can be considered if they have the necessary research and working experience and could show capabilities to pursue postgraduate studies.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The curriculum is meticulously developed with inputs drawn from the experience of Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP) Paris and experts from the oil and gas industry in Malaysia and other parts of the world. The programme is also designed to accommodate working professionals who would be able to utilise their work experience in projects. For fresh graduates, there will be opportunities to work on real projects with various petroleum companies.
There are 11 technical modules, fieldwork and 2 management electives to be completed over 3 semesters.
Each technical module of is of three-week duration.
- Semester 1: 5 Technical Modules, Fieldwork, Management Elective
- Semester 2: 6 Technical Modules
- Semester 3: Management Elective, four months project
- Examinations are held at the end of every two technical modules.
Petroleum geoscientists are expected to be able to communicate effectively with people from various disciplines and expertise. The programme is designed to encourage close interaction amongst students and industry practitioners.
COURSE CONTENT
Technical Modules
- Plate Tectonics, Basin Development and Structural Geology
- Global structure of the earth with the analysis of brittle and ductile deformations in sedimentary basins at different scales and in different stress regimes
- Well Logging and Formation Evaluation
- The fundamental basis of drilling, well site geology and the conventional geological and petrophysical log interpretation. Both evaluation of formations and quantitative log interpretation will be covered.
- Seismic Acquisition and Processing
- The basis of seismic methods and contribution of seismic and acoustic methods contribute to the study of basins and reservoirs. It also presents the reflection seismic (2D, 3D, 4D and 3C), refraction seismic, well seismic and acoustic logging methods.
- 2D and 3D Seismic Interpretation
- 2D and 3D techniques in interpreting seismic data, synthetic seismograph, well seismic tying and time/depth conversion. The module will focus on reservoir characterization from the integration of well information with seismic data to extract and mapping of petrophysical properties.
- Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy Clastics
A detailed description of clastic deposit environments (fluvial-deltaic, shallow marine, deep marine) and associated sedimentary architectures. Emphasis will be given to correlation techniques at basin scale and reservoir scale to build up geological numerical model.
- Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy Carbonates
An overall view of the different depositional environment of carbonate and clastic sediments, covering the various facies and space-time juxtaposition of the deposits. Particular attention will be given to diagenesis as a key process for enhancing or destroying reservoir qualities.
Petrophysics (porosity, permeability, saturation, capillary phenomena), properties of fluids (water, oil, gas) and an introduction to reservoir simulation. It will present the interpretation of well tests, types of recovery mechanisms (multi-phase flow, primary and secondary recovery) and the field development.
- Reservoir Characterization and Modeling
The workflow of reservoir characterization and modeling as routinely used in the oil industry. The presentation will be illustrated by practical work using actual data. Deterministic and stochastic modeling, volumetric calculation and uncertainties will be discussed at each stage, with a focus on geology, seismic and geostatistical methods.
- Geochemistry, Petroleum System and Basin Modeling
The concept of petroleum systems, focusing on organic geochemistry, sedimentology of source rocks, and the kinetics of oil and gas formation, with an introduction to 1D thermal modeling. Methods on analyzing the source rocks (petrography, vitrinite reflectance, Rock-Eval), of oils and extracts will follow with practical application. 2D and 3D modeling will be introduced to understand and predict the migration of hydrocarbons in basins. The use of organic geochemistry approach and methods for the characterization of reservoirs will be presented.
- Basin Analysis and Evaluation
The sequence stratigraphic framework and the structural model for a given basin. It will be illustrated on case studies from different types of sedimentary basins. Elements of petroleum systems will be progressively included.
- Upstream Economics and Project Economics
The selection and evaluation of investment projects within the upstream petroleum industry.
- Field trips (Clastics and Carbonates)
A ten to fourteen days fieldtrip on clastic sediments will be conducted at the beginning of course around Miri, Labuan and Kota Kinabalu located at East Malaysia to study various clastic sediments and their paleoenvironment of deepwater, shallow marine and fluvio-deltaic depositional environment. The fieldtrip on carbonates around Niah, Long Lama and Mulu, Sarawak will be focusing on the different types of carbonates.
- Industry software training
Management Elective
- Strategic Management with E&P business strategy elements
- Business Communications
Industrial Project
- 4-month Internship Program (Industrial Project)
COURSE DURATION
3 semesters (Minimum 18 Months).
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
English
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates with an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience degree will enhance their employment and career prospects in the global oil and gas industry. The degree is also a good starting point for a career in research and academia.
For further information, contact:
Program Manager
Assoc. Prof. Wan Ismail B Wan Yusoff
MSc in Petroleum Geoscience
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS,
Bandar Seri Iskandar,
31750 Tronoh,
Perak Darul Ridzuan
Tel : 605-368 7079
Email : wanismail_wanyusoff@petronas.com.my
For admission, contact:
Tajul Ariffin Shamsuddin
Admission Unit,
Registry Office
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS,
Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak
Tel: +605 - 368 8403, Fax: +605 - 365 4082
Email: tajul_ariffin@petronas.com.my
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