Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Services

The university awards the Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Services to the student who completes the course work listed below. The curriculum is designed for personnel employed in the petroleum industry or to those seeking employment in the petroleum industry while attending school. All classes are scheduled to permit attendance of persons employed on a seven days on/seven days off work schedule.

The curriculum of technical, people oriented, and safety courses prepare the student for middle to upper level management positions in drilling or production operations, or for the service and supply segment of the petroleum industry. Students may choose a concentration in Safety Technology (PSST) or Exploration and Production (PSEP) by completing the 21 hours of courses specified.

• Exploration and Production Concentration (PSEP)
• Safety Technology Concentration (PSST)

• CLR – Computer Literacy Requirement
• GER – General Education Requirement
• OCR – Oral Communication Requirement
• UR – University Requirement

Suggested Course Sequence:

YEAR*	COURSE NAME	COURSE NUMBER	REQUIREMENT	CREDIT HRS
1	ENGL	101	GER	3
1	ENGL	102	GER	3
1	Freshman Seminar Course		UR	1
1	MATH Elective		GER	3
1	MATH Elective		GER	3
1	PSET	121		3
1	PSET	131		3
1	PSET	171		3
1	Physical Sciences Elective		GER	3
1	Physical Sciences Elective		GER	3
1	SATC	101		3
1	Oral Communication Elective		OCR	3
2	ENGL Literature Elective		GER	3
2	HIST Elective		GER	3
2	HIST Elective		GER	3
2	Biological Sciences Elective		GER	3
2	Computer Literacy Elective		CLR	2
2	PSET	231		3
2	PSET	301		3
2	SATC	112		3
2	SATC	220		3
2	SATC	230		3
2	PSAT or SATC	290, 302, 330, or 402 290, 295, or 350		3
3	Fine Arts Elective		GER	3
3	ENGL	310, 366, or 368	GER	3
3	Concentration Course	See below		3
3	Concentration Course	See below		3
3	Concentration Course	See below		3
3	SATC	240		3
3	SATC	440		3
3	PSET or SATC	302, 330, or 402 350		3
3	Approved Electives	300-level or above		3
4	PSET	305		3
4	Concentration Course	See below		3
4	Concentration Course	See below		3
4	Concentration Course	See below		3
4	Concentration Course	See below		3
4	PSET	401		3
4	PSET	452		3
4	Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective		GER	3
4	Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective	200-level or above	GER	3
	TOTAL HOURS			120

*Recommend complete as Freshman (1), Sophomore (2), Junior (3), Senior (4)

Safety Technology Concentration (PSST)
SATC 325
SATC 375
SATC 380
SATC 385
SATC 420
SATC 450
SATC 480

Exploration and Production Concentration (PSEP)
PSET 310
PSET 331
PSET 341
PSET 371
PSET 381
PSET 384
PSET 477

 

PETROLEUM SERVICES (B.A.Sc.) CATALOG 2012-2013 (PSET 15.09)

PSET 100. Freshman Seminar for Petroleum Services Majors. 1-0-3. Open to Petroleum Services or Safety Technology majors only. Designed to aid students in the seven on/seven off program in adjusting to university life. Includes petroleum industry career opportunities. (Satisfies university freshman seminar requirement.) (15.0903)

PSET 121. Petroleum Computational Methods. 3-3-0. Charts, graphs, scientific calculators, digital and other computing devices used to solve problems in the petroleum industry. (15.0903)

PSET 131. Reservoir Fluids. 3-3-0. Permission of the director of Petroleum Services. The chemistry and physical properties of oil and gas. Su- odd years only. (15.0903)

PSET 171. Well Drilling. 3-3-0. Well drilling equipment and practices of the land and offshore petroleum industry.  Su-even years only. (15.0903)

PSET 231. Gas Production. 3-3-0. The equipment, instrumentation and problems involved in the controlling, treating, measuring, and testing of natural gas. (15.0903)

PSET 290. Special Problems. 3-0-9. Permission of director of Petroleum Services. Selected topics for individual study or research under staff supervision. For Petroleum Services Technology majors. (15.0903)

PSET 301. Human Resources Utilization in the Petroleum Industry. 3-3-0. Concepts and principles of management and communication as they relate to the utilization of human resources within the petroleum industry. (15.0999)

PSET 302. Intercultural Communications. 3-3-0. Dimensions of cultural variability and psychocultural factors which help explain differences in communication across cultures. Emphasis is also on skill-building in intercultural communications, with culture-specific attention to those cultures with which petroleum services graduates are likely to interact in international oil markets. (15.0999)

PSET 305. Economics of the Petroleum Industry. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: PSET 121. Concepts of economics as applied to the petroleum industry. (15.0999)

PSET 310. Safety and Control Systems. 3-3-0. Prerequisites: PSET 121 and PSET 231. Pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical and mechanical control, and safety systems with embedded course lab exercises. (15.0903)

PSET 330. Oral and Written Communications Applied to the Petroleum Industry Offshore Division. 3-3-0. Explores the use of language as a tool of management and subordinates in the petroleum service industry, especially in the off-shore division. Students focus on the vertical and lateral internal flow of communication through verbal interaction and written reports which are generated in for small group discussions, meetings, conferences, and research. (15.0903)

PSET 331. Methods of Artificial Lift. 3-3-0. Prerequisites: PSET 121 and PSET 231. Artificial lift methods employed in the extraction of well bore fluids. Includes gas lift, hydraulic, electrical and rod pumping design, installation, and operation. (15.0903)

PSET 341. Oil Production. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: PSET 121. Mechanical, hydraulic, and control of problems associated with free flowing and artificially lifted oil well. (15.0903)

PSET 371. Drilling Fluids. 3-3-0. Prerequisites: PSET 121 and PSET 171. Nature and control of drilling fluids as applied to drilling practices with embedded course lab exercises. Su- odd years only. (15.0903)

PSET 381. Well Completion, Service and Workover. 3-3-0. Prerequisites: PSET 121 and PSET 171. Well completion practices, and problems of service and repair of oil and gas wells on land and offshore locations with embedded course lab exercises. (15.0903)

PSET 384. Well Control. 3-3-0. Prerequisites: PSET 121 and PSET 171. Factors leading to well kicks, methods of controlling these factors: the equipment and procedures used to control kicks with embedded course lab exercises. Su- even years only. (15.0903)

PSET 401. Cooperative Work Experience. 3-0-20 each. Prerequisite: Permission of the director of Petroleum Services. Supervised industrial experience related to academic studies. (15.0903)

PSET 402. Cooperative Work Experience. 3-0-20. Prerequisite: Permission of the director of Petroleum Services. Supervised industrial experience related to academic studies. (15.0903)

PSET 452. Senior Seminar. 3-3-0. Analysis of selected petroleum industry problems under petroleum staff supervision. (15.0903)

PSET 477. Well Evaluation, Methods, and Procedures. 3-3-0. Prerequisites: PSET 121 and PSET 171. Equipment methods and procedures used to evaluate the drilled hole. (15.0903)

 

SAFETY TECHNOLOGY CATALOG (B.A.Sc.) 2012-2013 (SATC 15.07)

SATC 325. Disaster Management and Recovery. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: SATC 101. Concepts and principles of risk assessment and mitigation, emergency planning, response and recovery to man-made and natural disasters including hazardous materials releases, civil disturbances, mass casualty disasters, flooding and hurricanes. Topics include Incident Command Systems (ICS), mutual aid, training, preparedness and communications. (15.0701)

SATC 350. Industrial Safety. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: SATC 101. Protective equipment, housekeeping, fire protection, machine control. Emphasis on accident-prevention factors related to the petroleum industry. Includes drilling, production, crane operations, and transportation with embedded course lab exercises. (15.0701)

SATC 375. Industrial Hygiene. 3-3-0. Prerequiste: SATC 101. Industrial hygiene practices, engineering controls and medical surveillance programs for petroleum occupational exposures. Course includes embedded lab exercises for exposure sampling procedures and strategies for determination of occupational exposure limits. (15.0701)

SATC 380. Ergonomics. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: SATC 101. Ergonomics principles and applications of the science involving human capacities and limitations to the design of workplaces, jobs, tasks, tools, equipment, and the environment. Emphasis on cumulative trauma, disorders, defining, ergonomics, analysis of ergonomic risk factors in the workplace and designing engineering and administrative control strategies with embedded course lab exercises. (15.0701)

SATC 385. Hazardous Materials Management. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: SATC 101. Management practices, standards, regulations and permitting for hazardous waste handling, transportation, storage, cleanup and disposal activities. Special emphasis on emergency responder safety management practices. (15.0701)

SATC 420. Management Systems. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: SATC 101. Analysis and application of standards criteria, methodologies, and continuous improvement practices involving ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and ISO (International Standards Organization) environmental, safety and health and quality control management systems applicable to the global petroleum exploration and production industry. (15.0701)

SATC 440. Environmental Trechnology. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: SATC 101. Environmental monitoring and assessment of source pollutants applicable to safe and environmental-friendly petroleum exploration and production with embedded course lab exercises. Emphasis on water and air environmental management. (15.0701)

SATC 450. OSHA I. General Industry Safety. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: SATC 101. General industry safety and health standards as required by OSHA. (15.0701)

SATC 480. OSHA II. Construction Safety. 3-3-0. Prerequisite: SATC 101. Construction industry safety and health standards as required by OSHA.  (15.0701)