Programme components

The MSc programme in Petroleum Geosciences and Engineering has a duration of five years.

1st and 2nd years
The first two years will provide a theoretical grounding in natural science, geosciences and information technology.

3rd year
After two years you choose your specialization: (1) Petroleum Geosciences, or (2) Petroleum Engineering.

4th and 5th years
The two final years of the programme, you specialize within one of the six main profiles. Your choice should be based on you personal interests and what kind of work you would like after your studies.

In Geophysics you will learn the most important techniques for proving oil and gas and for monitoring reservoirs during production. Today, seismology is used to map geological structures in the underground and to establish whether the pores in the rock are filled with oil, gas or water. Electromagnetic methods are also used to distinguish between oil/gas and water. By repeating seismic surveys, it is possible to map how a reservoir is drained. Based on these maps we can drill wells into parts of the reservoir which would otherwise be left unproduced. Petroleum geophysics work with the exploration and production of oil and gas.

Admission requirement: Specialization: Petroleum Geosciences

Reservoir Engineering includes the description of rock and fluid characteristics, and the planning and optimizing of oil and gas recovery by means of numeric models. In this course, you will learn about laboratory measurements connected to the flow of oil, gas and water in rock samples, analyses to establish \\\faseopptreden of hydrocarbon systems and injection fluids, the interpretation of pressure tests in oil wells, and numeric modelling of fluid flow in pore systems (micro scale) and in reservoirs (macro scale).

Admission requirement: Specialization Petroleum Engineering

In drilling engineering, the teaching focuses on how wells for production and injection are established. This field contains important elements of mechanical engineering, rock mechanics and hydraulics. Directional control during drilling, planning of downhole targets and analysis of forces affecting the drill string and the casing are important elements.

Admission requirement: Specialization: Petroleum Engineering

In Petroleum Geology you will learn about all the geological conditions which are needed for oil and gas to form in the earth's crust and how these resources accumulate in traps. You will also learn how rocks where oil can be found are formed and their necessary characteristics. Methods used to find out whether hydrocarbons have developed and to explore the reservoir’s characteristics are also important aspects of petroleum geology.

Admission requirement: Specialization: Petroleum Geosciences

Petroleum production focuses on inflow from reservoir to well, and flow to the surface as well as the processing of oil, gas and water on the surface. Important topics include well construction, multi-phase flow, inflow in vertical and horizontal wells, formation damage and well production.

Admission requirement: Specialization: Petroleum Engineering

The use of petrophysical methods to collect data from reservoirs based on borehole measurements, analyze core data and data from the drilling process are central topics in this field. Items which are commonly measured are electric resistivity, sound velocity, radioactivity, magnetic resonance, etc.

Admission requirement: Specialization: Petroleum Engineering