Course Structure
Students approved for admission to the Master of Technology (Petroleum Technology) will be able to choose between two streams of Study:
Assessment of selected PetroSkills courses will provide appromately half the credit total required to complete the MTech in Petroleum Technology. The remaining credit total will be obtained through workplace-based projects monitored by Curtin University. Want to know more about workplace-based projects? click here. What to know the 2010 MTech Assessment Schedule? click here.
Over the expected four year duration of the course, students will need to complete 100 credits of Curtin taught project units (or approved alternatives) and 100 credits of Curtin assessed PetroSkills courses. It is therefore recommended that in each year of enrolment, students complete one workplace-based project and two 12.5 credit PetroSkills courses (or one 25 credit PetroSkills course assessment). Students wishing to complete their course in a shorter timeframe may do so by increasing the number of credits completed in any given year. Workplace-based projects have a duration of 12 weeks for completion. PetroSkill course assessments have a duration of 4 weeks for completion.
Master of Technology (Petroleum Engineering)
Facilities Engineering Stream
| Total Degree Credits required for Graduation | 200 | |
| Index No. | Course Name | Credits |
| Workplace-Based Project units (required credits 100 ) | ||
| 311663 | MT506 Petroleum Technology (Project) | 25.0 |
| 311664 | MT507 Petroleum Technology (Project) | 25.0 |
| 311665 | MT508 Petroleum Technology (Project) | 25.0 |
| 311666 | #MT509 Petroleum Technology (Project) | 25.0 |
| # Students may be permitted to substitute appropriate Curtin Masters units with approval from the Academic Director |
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| PetroSkills-Curtin Assessed Units (required credits 100) | ||
| 311637 | MT570 Production Operations 1 (PO1) | 25.0 |
| 311660 | MT577 Process Facilities Fundamentals (G-40) | 12.5 |
| 311659 | MT578 Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery (G-6) | 12.5 |
| 311658 | MT579 Fundamentals of Onshore and Offshore Pipeline Systems (PL-4) | 25.0 |
| 311786 | MT587 Oil Production and Processing Facilities (PF-4) | 25.0 |
| 311653 | MT588 Electrical Engineering Practices for Facilities Personnel (E-4) ** This course is offered by John M. Campbell on a private basis only |
12.5 |
| 311652 | MT589 Instrumentation Engineering Practices for Facilities Personnel (IC-4) | 12.5 |
| 311638 | MT590 Flow Assurance for Pipeline Systems (PL-61) | 12.5 |
| 311651 | MT591 Heat Transfer Equipment (PF-43) ** This course is offered by John M. Campbell on a private basis only | 12.5 |
| 311650 | MT592 Pumps and Compressors (ME-44) | 12.5 |
| 311649 | MT593 Piping Systems Mechanical Design and Specifications (ME-41) | 12.5 |
| 311648 | MT594 Turbomachinery Monitoring and Problem Analysis (ME-62) | 12.5 |
| 311647 | MT595 Maintenance Planning and Work Control (OM-41) | 12.5 |
| 311646 | MT596 Introduction to Reliability Engineering (REL-46) | 12.5 |
| 311641 | MT597 Optimizing Equipment Availability (REL-61) | 12.5 |
| 311640 | MT598 Principals of Reliability Engineering (REL-62) | 12.5 |
| 311639 | MT599 Gas Conditioning and Processing (G-4) | 25.0 |
Master of Technology (Petroleum Engineering)
Reservoir and Production Engineering Stream
| Total Degree Credits required for Graduation | 200 | |
| Index No. | Course Name | Credits |
| Workplace-Based Project units (required credits 100 ) | ||
| 311663 | MT506 Petroleum Technology (Project) | 25.0 |
| 311664 | MT507 Petroleum Technology (Project) | 25.0 |
| 311665 | MT508 Petroleum Technology (Project) | 25.0 |
| 311666 | #MT509 Petroleum Technology (Project) | 25.0 |
| # Students may be permitted to substitute appropriate Curtin Masters units with approval from the Academic Director |
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| PetroSkills-Curtin Assessed Units (required credits 100) | ||
| 311637 | MT570 Production Operations 1 (PO1) | 25.0 |
| 311620 | MT571 Completions and Workovers (CAW) | 12.5 |
| 311619 | MT572 Artificial Lift Systems (ALS) | 12.5 |
| 311618 | MT573 Well Log Interpretation (WLI) | 12.5 |
| 311636 | MT574 Well Test Design And Analysis (WTA) | 12.5 |
| 311662 | MT575 Production Optimisation using Nodal Analysis (PO2) | 12.5 |
| 311661 | MT576 Gas Production Engineering (GPO) | 12.5 |
| 311660 | MT577 Process Facilities Fundamentals (G-40) | 12.5 |
| 311635 | MT580 Applied Reservoir Engineering (RE) | 25.0 |
| 311634 | MT581 Reservoir Characterisation (RC) | 12.5 |
| 311633 | MT582 Reservoir Management (RM) | 12.5 |
| 311657 | MT583 Reservoir Simulation Strategies (RSS) | 12.5 |
| 311656 | MT584 Coring and Core Analysis (CCA) | 12.5 |
| 311655 | MT585 Waterflooding (WF) | 12.5 |
| 311654 | MT586 Production Geology for Other Disciplines (PGD) | 12.5 |
