Petroleum Systems Minor

Contact Information

Dr. Robert Hall, Department Head
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
Mineral Industries 303
(605) 394-2461
E-mail: Robert.Hall@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

Required courses:

GEOE 412/512 Science and Engineering Field Applications Credits: 3 to 6 *
GEOE 461/561 Geothermal and Production Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3

Fluids requirement:

Select one of the following courses:

CBE 218 Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3-0) 3
EM 331 Fluid Mechanics Credits: (3-0) 3

Elective courses:

Select nine credits from the list below:

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 343 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design 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 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 and Science 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: (3-0) 3
GEOE 456/556/456L/556L Statistical Methods in Geology and Geological Engineering/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
GEOE 462/562 Well Logging and Core Analysis Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOE 467/567 Introduction to Geomechanics Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOL 351 Earth Resources and the Environment 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

Total credits: 18

Notes:

*Must take Petroleum Field Camp section only.

A minimum of six credits must be from courses outside of those used towards a student’s major.

To apply for a minor, please review policies and submit required forms .

Students from any undergraduate discipline may pursue a minor in Petroleum Systems.