Petroleum Systems Minor

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Contact Information

Dr. Laurie Anderson
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
Mineral Industries 303
(605) 394-2461
E-mail: Laurie.Anderson@sdsmt.edu

Petroleum Systems

The petroleum industry employs a wide variety of engineers and scientists and this interdisciplinary minor is available to any student on campus interested in expanding their portfolio of coursework to include additional content relevant to the energy sector.

Program Requirements

Science and engineering majors may pursue a Minor in Petroleum Systems by completing eighteen (18) credit hours of courses. A minimum of six credits must be for courses outside of those that are required or elective in their major.

Required Courses (9 credits)

GEOE 412/512 Science and Engineering Field Applications Credits: 3 to 6 (Petroleum Field Camp section only- Credits: 3)
GEOE 461/561 Petroleum Drilling and Production Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
One of:
CBE 218 Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3-0) 3
or
ME 331 Thermo Fluid Dynamics Credits: (3-0) 3
or
EM 331 Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3-0) 3

Elective Courses (9 credits from this list)

CBE 217 Chemical Engineering Material Balances Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 222 Chemical Engineering Process Thermodynamics Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 321 Chemical Engineering Equilibrium Thermodynamics Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 417 Chemical Engineering Equilibrium Separations Credits: (2-0) 2
CBE 444/544 Reactor Design Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 445/545 Oxidation and Corrosion of Metals Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 482/582 Upstream Oil and Gas Processing Credits: 1 or 3
CBE 483/583 Petroleum Refining Credits: 2 or 3
CBE 485/585 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 485L/585L Renewable and Sustainable Energy Lab Credits: (0-1) 1
CEE 326 Environmental Engineering I Credits: (3-0) 3
CEE 428/528 Oil and Gas Development and the Environment Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOE 324/324L Engineering Geophysics I/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
GEOE 462/462L/562/562L Well Log Analysis/Laboratory Credits: (2-1) 3
GEOL 450 Fluid and Thermal Diffusion Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOL 476/576 Petroleum Geology Credits: (3-0) 3
ME 269/269L Energy Systems Product Development and Design/Lab Credits: (2-2) 4
ME 402/502 Gas Dynamics Credits: (3-0) 3